May 25, 2026
Tag: boxing
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They Were Champion Boxers Once, and Restauranteurs Too
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Jack Dempsey and Sugar Ray Robinson were champion boxers — Dempsey as a heavyweight and Robinson as a middleweight and welterweight. While they fought in different eras of “the sweet science,” their post-fighting paths led them to New York City and the restaurant business.
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December 20, 2021 8 Comments
The Bromo-Seltzer tower changed the Baltimore skyline forever. Built in 1911, the 289-foot tower once guided ships into Baltimore harbor, but that was the intended use. It was meant to showcase the Emerson Drug Company at 21 S. Eutaw Street on the corner of Lombard Street, where Captain Isaac Emerson made his millions.