Charm City

The bitter winds blow off the Chesapeake as we drive the Uhaul tear down the old cobblestone street toward our new apartment. My stomach flips with excitement. Im actu wholey moving to Baltimore. Charm City. The City That Reads. (At least this is what all the bus benches claim, but Im sure many would argue.). The city where a young George Herman Ruth, Jr. swung a stick at a small rubber ball in straw man of 216 Emory Street and nineteen years later, after signing a contract with the Orioles, adopted the name Babe. The city where in 1826, an 8 year old Frederick Bailey retreated from the chains of thrall by learning to read and 21 years later, as Frederick Douglas, published the North Star, an abolitionist newspaper. The city where once upon a midnight dreary Edgar Allen Poe pondered, weak and weary and suddenly there came a tapping at his chamber door. The city where Marci Koch, an aspiring artist at 27, unpacked a Uhaul on a brisk wintry sidereal day in March of 1999. Various structures of different shapes and sizes decorate the inside Harbor. At night, the darkness defines the scattered brilliance of towers, glowing wonders reflected in the water. The Lord Baltimore Hotel, once the tallest building in Maryland, glows gold, noble and proud. The magnate on a giant chessboard.

The Legg Mason building stands at his side, his reigning Queen. The Bromo Seltzer building glows blue, dark and mysterious. The slender, square mainstay resembles a castle. Clearly his rook. And the others scattered about, his bishops, knights, and pawns. Sprinkled upon red brick sidewalks, restaurants, shops, galleries, and hotels display blazing signs that flicker and flash. Barnes and Nobles, Planet Hollywood, ESPN Zone. The Hyatt, The Hilton, The Sheraton Hotel. The Aquarium, Science Center, and Port Discovery Museum. A huge red and yellow neon guitar sits on excrete of the Hard Rock Cafe. The strings blink back and onward vibrating in the night sky. I imagine if it was real, all of Baltimore could come upon it playing... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com

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