by Meg | Nov 13, 2018 | Architecture, Art, Cultural Exchange, Magic Wand
I was at a country auction this weekend and one of the items that came up for bid was an old “map” of Johns Hopkins Hospital by the cartoonist, Richard Q. “Moco” Yardley. The Moco comes from his old nickname, a play on Eskimo.Yardley drew a...
by Meg | Aug 22, 2018 | Architecture, Building
There is an image of the 1909 MedChi building that is a watercolor rendering of the building, which looks to have been painted around the time of its construction. The building was designed by the firm of Ellicott & Emmart, comprised of William M. Ellicott,...
by Meg | May 11, 2018 | Architecture, Building, History of Maryland Med, Marcia for the Holidays
Over the weekend, we will pause to celebrate the 109th birthday of our headquarters building on Cathedral Street. MedChi had moved twice between 1890 and 1909, including to Hamilton Terrace in Eutaw Street. When that building was purchased in 1893, the members...
by Meg | Nov 16, 2017 | Architecture, Building, History of Maryland Med, Physicians
Eutaw Street and Eutaw Place are two of the iconic streets of old Baltimore, running in a north-south direction, starting close to the Harbor and moving north to Druid Hill Reservoir. It changes from a street to a place where it widens and is bisected by a long...
by Meg | Jul 26, 2017 | Architecture, Archives, Art, Cultural Exchange, Ephemera, Ex Libris, History of Maryland Med, Library & Books, Physicians
I was in Canada last week for a short break and I took time to visit McGill University, Sir William Osler’s spiritual home.As you might remember, I got to know Sir William quite well when I transcribed and subsequently published a biography of him, from a...
by Meg | Mar 6, 2017 | Architecture, Building, History of Maryland Med
Are you friends with MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society on FaceBook? If you aren’t, you should be, and if you are, you might have seen our #TBT (Throw-Back Thursday) photographs.Each Thursday, we post a picture and an explanation of it. We are hoping to...
