Hampden Reservoir (c. 1900)

ID: 777 ~ Source: Baltimore County Public Library, Peale Museum, 25690078 ~ Date: c. 1900
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An early 20th century view of the Hampden Reservoir. The steeple of Saint Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church, on 1008 West 37th Street, and temple-like Greek Revival façade of the Hampden Methodist Protestant Church on 3500 Falls Road are both visible on the right side of the image.

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By Eben Dennis
Only long-time residents of Baltimore can remember the Hampden Reservoir, buried since 1960 under debris from the construction of the Jones Falls Expressway and used as Roosevelt Park. The Hampden…