Seaman's Hall - 802 S. Broadway
This building was the site of the first local longshoreman's union in 1912. Fells Point unions played a dramatic role in the 1936 Seamen's Strike. Ringleader Paddy Whalen organized the Midnight March of the Baltimore Brigade. Sriking seamen from other ports joined in a night walk through the rain to picket the Department of Commerce and the Capitol in Washington. The march contributed to the creation of the National Maritime Union (1937) that eventually won better pay, shorter hours, and a union hiring hall for seaman.