You may be surprised to learn that your neighborhood changed the world. Urban areas are constantly evolving, but as neighborhoods move into the future, memories of the people, places and events that made history there fade away. So, come for a walk through “The Hood” with hosts Scott Watkins and Tom Morris as they uncover amazing but hidden history in an engaging and entertaining way.
First stop: Baltimore, where a row house on Biddle Street played a significant role in dethroning the King of England. Residents of the street have all but forgotten it was once the home of a little girl whogrew up to become Wallis Simpson, the love of King Edward VIII’s life and the woman for whom he’d throw away the crown. Scott and Tom visit the sites of her many escapades, and astonish current-day residents with the news of their connection to Earth-shattering events.