Five Minutes of Baltimore History

Shake N Bake Family Fun Center

By Johns Hopkins,

Published January 8, 2026 at 2:54 PM EST

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Johns Hopkins of Baltimore Heritage stands in front of the Shake N Bake Family Fun Center on Pennsylvania Avenue

Shake & Bake Family Fun Center is a fabulous neighborhood recreation center and gathering place in Upton. Started in 1982 by the famous football player, Glenn “Shake & Bake” Doughty, it is still going strong today. C'mon everybody, let's go skating!

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Johns Hopkins

Johns Hopkins has been the director of Baltimore Heritage since 2003, working to preserve historic places and revitalize historic neighborhood in Baltimore.

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Lisa Morgan covered the local arts community as co-creator and host of WYPR’s award-winning program The Signal from 2004 to 2015. She has created and produced many programs for WYPR, including news stories, features, commentaries, and audio documentaries. She taught audio production at Goucher College and has done voice-over work for a variety of clients. The Weekly Reader is her latest project.

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