Hello Readers – time to share some Thursday doors – and the rest of the photos from our May 2019 visit to Baltimore, MD (first post is HERE).
TODAY’S DOORS
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Did you ever call this hospital “John Hopkins” without the “S” – many of us have…. ever wonder why it is not John sans “s” – here is why:
The philanthropist Johns Hopkins is the hospital and university’s benefactor – and his first name was the surname of his great-grandmother, Margaret Johns, who married Gerard Hopkins. They named their son Johns Hopkins, who had a son named Samuel Hopkins, and then Samuel named one of his sons for his father, which was “Johns Hopkins”
From the Streets around the hospital, which is the neighborhood where HBO’s The Wire was filmed.
For Sorryless
That is it for today – and you know I have to include the “sheeeeeet” clip from The Wire character….
Care to join in with Norm’s Thursday Door Crew?
Go here to join in or see more entries ( I will add my entry to Norm’s site later today)
And wishing you all a wonderful day.
P R I O R H O U S E
August 2019
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Thanks for the stroll through Baltimore Yvette 🙂
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thanks for joining bb
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What splendid doors and a tale to boot!
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thanks for riding along Sheree
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Ten years ago I watched the whole boxed set of The Wire while recovering from a hip replacement. This adds charm to your set
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thanks for sharing (and I did recall that from when we shared earlier this year – and I have yet to watch the show – I will try again when I have time to indulge)
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🙂
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I like those corner doors!
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thanks and I know a few pics are not the clearest – but some of them were taken from the car (hubs was driving)
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I do that too!
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🙂
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Thsnks got the wonderful doors and the lesson. I always did wonder about Johns, but never thought to look Zit up.
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thanks D – and so now we al know
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peace
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I love the doors on the corners of the buildings. I’ve seen them in older parts of town around here and think they’re cool.
[My father graduated from Johns Hopkins. Woe be it to any child of his who mispronounced his alma mater. 🙄]
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thanks ally bean
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interesting gallery of doors, Y! thanks for the John sans s story. 🙂 🙂
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thanks Lola – and I always wondered too – I think we are so used to the common name “John”
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Great photos, Yvette! They brought back a lot memories of visits to Baltimore. I always enjoyed the inner harbour. Years ago, my father’s eyesite was saved by a doctor at The John Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute.
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I actually knew that from when you mentioned it before (but it was a while ago -) and it shows that some of the allopathic care we have is effective – but I am mixed at many ways our “medical system” goes about certain health ailments. The American health system is NOT the best in the world – not at all – and we can learn from foreigners and we need to stop the greed and overpriced symptom management – but I digress
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Great factoid about Johns Hopkins! We are about an hour from Baltimore and very familiar with the hospital
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🙂
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I like the interior pictures of the hospital. Looks really nice.
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Hi – the inside is pretty nice – and appreciate your comment my friend
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Thanks for taking me around Baltimore, Yvette
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my pleasure and thanks for joining me TCast
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Very unique doors Yvette – I follow Norm as well and have posted only once to date in that forum. Interesting re: Johns Hopkins. I did not know that information.
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Hi Linda – thanks and it was new for me too – hope your Sunday is going well and be over soon
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I was glad to get past Sunday which was stormy off and on and a torrential rain – just when I thought it could not rain any more, it would rain even harder. A few more stormy days/evenings then nice cool and sunny almost Fall-like days. I’m sooooo ready!
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It looks like Baltimore has a lot of corner doors, or at the very least you ended up in the right neighborhood for them 😉
Thanks for sharing these.
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thanks Norm
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Yvette,
You’ve outdone yourself with this gallery. And I’m not just saying that because you gifted me that shot . . . but I LOVE it. Baseball in Baltimore has such a rich history, in spite of the forgettable present. I love Camden Yards, and yes . . even though I’m a Yankees fan, I cannot wait for the day when the Orioles take it back from us. Right now, it’s the Bombers home away from home, but nah . . I want Baltimore baseball back. I want the days when the Yankees hated going into the old Memorial Stadium because it was going to be a gauntlet of a series. THAT was baseball.
Did I mention I love your gift? 🙂
And I love the Engine House 6 tower shot as well.
Have a weekend as lovely as you.
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thanks so much and your comment was nice – I think of you with baseball and music – oh and Cubano sandwiches – hahah
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Woot!
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