With the opening of the National Pinball Museum this month, we decided to do a rundown on our city's quirkiest museums.
National Pinball Museum608 Water StreetMoving from its Georgetown location to Power Plant this month, the National Pinball Museum features 900 pinball machines, from an original French one to a Star...
From an African slave canoe to a Dale Chihuly sculpture, a local business transports priceless artifacts and great works of art.
Along a busy industrial stretch behind BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airport, Scott Pittman wipes the sweat off his brow, brought on by a record-breaking Baltimore heat wave. Once inside the several storage...
One local antiques dealer is gearing up for yet another season of broken hearts on a popular TV series.
When J. Michael Flanigan's relatives visit his 1880's antiques-filled Bolton Hill residence, finding a place to sit among his treasure trove of museum-quality antiques can be a daunting task. "I have...
Ray Bartlett's hot-rod restoration garage is heaven for gearheads—just like him.
It was a frigid December morning in 2009 and the snow was flying outside the unmarked bay door of The Hot Rod Garage in Denton. Owner Ray Bartlett had made the nearly 30-mile trek from his Kent...
For those fixated on collecting stuff both valuable and strange, spring cleaning is a dirty word.
Alex Bready, Candy Man1,400 PEZ DispensersEven though Alex Bready, 27, works as an inventory planner and buyer, he can only estimate how many PEZ dispensers he owns: "About 1,400." "Collecting is...
Norman James's love of old neon compels him to rescue old signs and plant them in his yard.
Driving around town, Norman James keeps an eye out for old neon signs. Called "projectors" by sign guys, they generally hang over sidewalks in front of businesses—dry cleaners, record stores, and...
Four local collectors discuss various ways of putting together an impressive art collection.
Twenty years ago, Michael Salcman's 7-year-old daughter Dara was walking through the family's house in Homeland when she glanced up at him and asked, "Daddy, why do we live in a museum?"
It was an...
