Posted on 09/14/2011 12:52:29 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Of all the U.S. cities that claim a connection to the troubled author Edgar Allan Poe, Baltimore likes to think its case is strongest.
Poe's family is from Baltimore, his literary career began in the city, he died a mysterious death at a Baltimore hospital and his body was buried here in 1849.
But the city may soon lose a key physical connection to Poe. The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, where the writer lived for four years in the early 1800s, is in danger of closing next year, due to budget cutbacks by the city.
"Everyone is tightening their belt," said Jeff Jerome, the museum's curator and only employee, who also works for the city's planning department
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I visited there one time — the scariest place I have ever been. It is deep in the hood/the projects. There were drug dealers on both corners openly selling and my and my friend’s less-than-tab complexions drew more than a bit of undesired attention.
Good thing the parking was right in front of the door. I am glad I went there (the other Poe Museum in Richmond is a lot more copacetic) but you couldn’t get me to go back to the one on Baltimore with a gun to my head.
How much does it cost to keep a museum open?
I suppose these days it’s all union labor.
I’ve never been to Baltimore but if I went this would be high on my list of places to visit. This place closing would be a pisser.
Sad.
I recall reading a couple of things about Poe.
One, he is the most widely read U.S. author and two, his writings display the greatest vocabulary of any American author.
I can’t recall if there was any adjectives or modifiers included with those facts.
He also is credited with inventing the detective novel.
Isn’t Poe the reason their NFL team is called the Ravens?
Isn’t Poe the reason their NFL team is called the Ravens?
Isn’t Poe the reason their NFL team is called the Ravens?
I can’t imagine any other reason for a team to be named “Ravens”.
He invented modern detective fiction but it was short stories. He was also a pioneer of what came to be called Science Fiction.
His grave is also in complete shambles.
The dealers offer one a trip to night’s plutonian shore?
Someone should ask them if there truly is balm in Gilead.
Yeah, as soon as I posted, I realized it was a short stories rather than a novel.
My daughter who was a literature major loves Poe.
I am more of a Sherlock Holmes admirer.
Yes the Ravens are called that in honor of “The Raven” and Edgar Allen Poe.
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