City of Baltimore 1926 Improvement Plaque
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Marker Inscription
Erected by City of Baltimore 1926 Howard W. Jackson, Mayor. Robert Garrett, Chairman Pub. Improv't Comm. Bernard L. Grozier, Chief Engineer. Steuart Purcell, Highways Engineer. Whitman, Requardt & Smith, Consulting Engrs. J.L. Robinsin Construction Co., Constructor.
The Story
This 1926 plaque from the City of Baltimore records the mayor, engineers, and contractors behind a Jazz Age public improvement, erected during the administration of Mayor Howard W. Jackson. Marked with the names of the highways engineer and consulting firms, it captures the confident municipal building of the 1920s.
Why it matters
It is a modest witness to the era when growing American cities poured resources into the roads and infrastructure of the automobile age.
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