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Article: Baltimore's historic watering hole provides age-old hospitality.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
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- November 27, 1995
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BALTIMORE _ As one of the original neighborhoods that merged in the 18th century to form the city of Baltimore, Fells Point exudes a unique and salty warmth _ a combination of hospitality and hipness difficult to define.
One thing is certain: This waterfront community just southeast of the Inner Harbor knows how to serve up the good times.
Maybe it's the proximity to the sea, or the fact that Fells Point has been quenching the thirst of sailors and seafarers since the early 1700s. With several dozen pubs, taverns and inns, it is the place to go in Baltimore to unload that urban angst.
But this authentic Federal period village is more than a bar ...