There’s something magnificently odd about standing at the base of a 234-foot brick tower in downtown Baltimore, craning your neck skyward and wondering, “How have I never noticed this before?”
The Phoenix Shot Tower rises from Baltimore’s cityscape like a relic from another dimension, simultaneously impossible to miss yet somehow overlooked by countless Maryland residents who drive past it every day.
It’s the architectural equivalent of finding out your quiet neighbor used to be a rock star – hiding in plain sight with stories that would blow your mind.
Let’s talk about this towering piece of industrial history that deserves way more attention than it gets…