Five Minute Histories: The Eastside District Courthouse in the Former Sears Store

We love the layers of history at the corner of North Ave and Harford Road. Join us to learn how the Eastside District Court found its home in a former Sears department store. Before that, the property was the Samuel Ready School for Girls. And before that? In the 1780s, the French consul to Maryland established a home here. We are delighted to have a very special guest, 6th grader Nadia Green-Noel, to help us tell the story of the Samuel Ready School. Thanks for watching and see you next week with another video!
This is our series called "Five Minute Histories." Every week, we’ll record a short video about a different historic place in Baltimore and post it on our Facebook page and KZbin channel.
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[@dangitbobby]

Nadia for Mayor!

[@jacquelinecapel5282]

Nadia you did a Wonderful Job! Thank you for your contribution to this video.

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

We agree!

[@UncleSam-USofA]

Very well done to all who made this episode

[@iambyteman]

Bravo Nadia! Neat piece of history.

[@mare_de_la_mar]

Nadia, well done!! You really made the whole show. I used to shop there with my mom way back when, but I think no one ever knew it was a school for girls. You should consider becoming a journalist!

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

Great idea! Nadia is fabulous!

[@cindycchesney5716]

Nadia, Thank You for a job well done. You had a wonderful suggestion and I'm happy that Johns Hopkins took you advice! 💙💙💙💙

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

We are happy too!

[@chrystalgreen3596]

BRAVA Nadia! Great job! My beloved grandmother worked at Sears and I used to love going there with my mother. I especially loved going to the garden center, during to holidays to see the Christmas display and toys. Thank you to Jenny Hope :) and Johns Hopkins!

[@rachelpasko5659]

Nadia, you are amazing! Very informative and your hair looked amazing blowing in the breeze❤

[@zaq_d]

Great Job Nadia!!!

[@taylorcorporal9919]

Thank you for this video and all the others! They've been such a great starting point for my research into local history.

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

Woohoo! We love to hear this.

[@shortliner68]

Almost looks like the old #19 Parkville streetcar tracks are trying to poke up through the asphalt going across the North Ave. intersection. That was the only Sears in Baltimore until the Mondawmin Sears was built on the westside in the mid-1950s. I believe the old Hecht Company department store downtown was converted to office space. I know BG&E had some satellite offices there years ago right around the time the old Hochschild Kohn building across Lexington burned. Doubt if they still have offices there today. Thank you, Nadia, for the history of the Samuel Ready School. My aunt and uncle lived right behind the school property in West Hills for several years when I was growing up, and I always wondered what kind of school it was and when the building was built.

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

Thank you for your historical comments!

[@Eric_In_SF]

Amazing research. I always wondered about that obelisk at the Walther Hartford split. I’ve seen it 500,000 times. My family’s journey in Baltimore is over as I now live in California, California and my brother in Hartford county but my dad grew up at her run and I was raised up in that little corner of Baltimore city right between Overlea and Parkville. And my kid is born and raised California. But eventually, I would like to get a little vacation place somewhere along the gunpowder river because there’s no place like Maryland in the fall. And waiting down the river on a hot summer day.

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

Let us know when you are back in town!

[@billybarnett2846]

I remember going to the Sears store before it closed when I was a tot. The city had 3 large department stores and this was one.

[@zaq_d]

Johns, et. all. was hoping one day you might do a video on the Old Holy cross cemetery (irish). it used to stand at Harford and Broadway, where the school is now. my paternal ancestors and many other irish immigrants were buried there. seems as though the city purchased the land in the 50s/60s and some of the graves were exhumed and moved to woodlawn cemetery in a mass grave. Please keep up your good work!

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

Thank you and we will add it to our list!

[@francisgollery4784]

I grew up in West Baltimore. There was a Davidov's Pharmacy on the corner of Edmondson Ave. and Aldershot Rd. in that pharmacy was a soda fountain that I enjoyed sitting at and having a soda or ice cream. Is this the same man, Davidov, that is mentioned in your story? That building is still standing but in much need. Years ago that building had a very destructive fire.

[@JamesGilbert-rg1qr]

My favorite were the hot donuts outside of Sears

[@mcfirebug]

i wonder if the French guy could say his whole name 10 times in a row

[@edwardhuster8466]

Lol the former sears is now court house. Only in Baltimore.