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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.
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.
My daughter who was a literature major loves Poe.
I am more of a Sherlock Holmes admirer.