Waterfront Hotel (Baltimore, Maryland) | restaurant, bar

USA / Maryland / Baltimore / Baltimore, Maryland / Thames Street, 1710
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1710 Thames Street
Baltimore, MD 21231
(410) 537-5055
www.waterfronthotel.us/

Built in 1771 as a residence for a Thomas Long. Ten years later it was converted to a hotel by Cumberland Dugan (1747–1836), an Irish immigrant from Londonderry, who welcomed his guests by placing an open clam on their pillow. Edgar Allen Poe was a frequent guest and had a few drinks at the hotel’s bar. Later, detective story writer Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961), imbibed at the bar. Born in St. Mary’s county, Hammett gained the reputation as one of America’s greatest mystery writers, having written The Maltese Falcon and created The Thin Man “Nick and Nora Charles” series—both went on to become smash Hollywood movies. The Waterfront continues to serve food and drink, although today it’s a hotel in name only.
Baltimore, Md.

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Coordinates:   39°16'55"N   76°35'31"W

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  • Despite it's name it is not a hotel, but it was at one time. I believe that this is the bar that the detectives from the show Homicide bought, in the show not for real.
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