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The Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower was erected in 1911 at the corner of Eutaw and Lombard Streets in Baltimore, Maryland. It was designed by Joseph Evans Sperry and was constructed by Bromo-Seltzer inventor "Captain" Isaac E. Emerson. It was the tallest building in Baltimore from 1911 until 1923. The design of the tower along with the original factory building at its base was inspired by the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy, which was seen by Emerson during a tour of Europe in 1900.

The building's most distinctive feature are the four clock faces adorning the tower's 15th floor on the North, South, East and West sides. Installed by the Seth Thomas Clock Company at an original cost of $3,965 US, they are made of translucent white glass and feature the letters B-R-O-M-O S-E-L-T-Z-E-R, with the Roman numerals being less prominent.

From street-level to rooftop, the tower stands 288.7 feet high and was originally adorned with a 51 foot tall Bromo-Seltzer bottle, glowing blue and rotating. Weighing 20 tons, it was lined with 314 incandescent light bulbs and topped with a crown. The bottle was removed in 1936 because of structural concerns.

A typical abandoned row house in Baltimore city. As I was out on the sidewalk taking this picture, a woman exited the house next door and asked me "Why would anyone want to take a picture of that"? My reply, "It's art"!

The Building Museum in Washington, DC. 5 exposure HDR processed in Photomatix.

The lower falls at Elakala. Blackwater Falls State Park, WV.

The farm off of I-83 in Baltimore County, MD.
Textures used from Pareeerica