The Fifties

The Dallas Texans played in the Arena Football League from 1990 to 1993. After failing to meet league financial obligations, they folded. Indoor football returned to the area in 2002 in the form of the Desperados, who played until 2008. The Dallas Texans was also...

The Warner Theatre was a movie house located in the nation's capital. It opened in 1924. In the 1950s it began showing movies in Cinerama, the new technology of the day.

KHVH hit the airwaves on April 16, 1954 as KULA. It carried programs by ABC as well as DuMont. In 1959 it changed to the KHVH call letters, before changing to it's current letters in 1973.

Playland Amusement Park opened in 1930 on Bitter Lake. A popular entratianment spot into the 1950s, it featured a roller coaster, Shute the Shoots, and roller rink among other attractions. It closed in 1961, the land aquired to build a school.

The Baltimore Elite Giants were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro leagues from 1920 to 1950. In their final season, they played in the Negro National League with the crosstown rival Baltimore Black Sox.

Carlin's Park was founded in 1918 by John C. Carling. The park featured a roller coaster, circus acts, and rollerskating. It also had activities during the winter months. After a fire in 1956, it became a drive-in movie theater which lasted until 1977.

Products made by this vintage costume company remain highly collectible to this day, well after their prime in the 1950-1970.

The color brite costumes with the ventilated masks were the "spookiest" costumes to Trick-or-Treat with from 1950 to 1980.