Every morning, my drive to work takes me through some scary parts of Baltimore. Not the scariest, but that distinction is only one block over from where I drive. Daily I pass drug deals on the corners, burned and boarded up row houses, traffic signals left non-functioning, oodles of unattended potholes in the roads, seedy street people, hitchhikers, and jaywalkers. None of this is any more extraordinary than any other large city. But I think you get the idea.
This morning, traffic had to dodge around two lanes that were blocked by several large, black SUVs. As I pulled up and stopped for the traffic light, I discovered that all of the men around the SUVs were in black shirts with bright yellow writing on the back, reading "AUTO THEFT TASK FORCE". The men that were not wearing bullet proof vests had the word POLICE across their chests. Then I noticed that at the center of all of the SUVs was a top of the line, brand new, large black BMW. Thankfully, there didn't appear to be anyone in the BMW.
Can anyone please explain to me why or how Baltimore ever became known as "Charm City"?
I don't get it.
Then again, I don't really get Los Angeles being the "City of Angels", either. At least LA has Hollywood, and people pretend that they are angels.
I don't see how "charm" came to anyone's mind in reference to Baltimore....
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