Dear Moms Saloon, Edgewood, Maryland Photo Gallery by Brett Peterson at pbase.com

Dear Moms Saloon, Edgewood, Maryland

This was my hangout in 1978-81. It was a great bar, one of those places where everyone knew only your first name. This is the place that comes to mind when I hear Bob Seger's, Night Moves! Pizza was $1.25 and on Wednesday draft was 25 cents. Closing time was at 2:00AM, fifteen minutes before that; the song "Panama Red" would signal that it was last call time. The place burned down maybe twenty-five years ago. The area is now a huge parking lot for Amtrak. There is no trace of where it once was. There should be a sign! If anyone recognizes anyone in the pictures, or just wants to relate a story, I would love to hear from you. Long Live Dear Moms!! Thanks for looking.

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Scott Smith		22-Mar-2024 00:24
One of the greatest dive bars I've been in, and I've been in quite a few. I still miss it, enough that I uploaded (hopefully not violating any copyrights) the logo to Zazzle and got a very professional looking t-shirt. FYI, I'm making no $ from this. I just hope to run into another Dear Mom's alumnus some day. Not likely in California, but who knows?

Rhea Jo Hackler		12-Jan-2024 07:08
I loved going to Dear Mom Saloon back in the 1976-78 timeframe. They played great music and my husband and played pinball. We had such a great time there. For a while, I was told that they only kept Boonesfarm Strawberry Hill for me. LOL. Now I know why.

Danies Brown		03-Sep-2021 14:17
I would love to see more pictures posted if you have them. I remember Andre, she used to live in the park beside that rock n roll nightclub on 40. Our group was from Aberdeen/Havre de Grace but we stopped by there almost every weekend at some point.

Jason Bunker		20-Dec-2019 20:29
I was too young to hang out but my mom owned the little "antique" shop a couple buildings down. This was 1976-78. My brother started going before he was legal but the full beard and mustashe hid his youth.

KJ		14-Aug-2019 13:06
I'm in the back row, near the door, with the moustache. Back then we took drugs for fun, today we take them to stay alive! ;-)

Guest		05-Aug-2018 04:38
I hung out there when i was stationed at Aberdeen Proving ground. Spent a lot if my off duty time there. I still have a menu!

class of '74		27-May-2018 21:54
Thanks for the memories!!!

class of '74		27-May-2018 21:50
I was told about "Mom's" sometime in the mid-seventies by some friends I went to high school with. Even though I lived near the Big Falls Inn in Baltimore County, I would often go to Mom's. Quite a few soldiers from Edgewood Arsenal would go there as well. Some of the happiest times in my life were spent there!!!

Guest		03-Oct-2017 16:52
thisis Susan Barbour Miss Dear Moms 1979. That was my title after the bikini contest.I would love to see some of those pictures. Never knew who wound up with them. Hey to all. Good times.

Deirdre Lund		28-Mar-2017 01:17
The 8th picture is me! Oh my the fun times we had!

Guest		29-May-2015 19:31
Pic 16 is my twin amy chell

Guest		23-Mar-2015 05:38
018 is the owner, not norman, George, sorry was thinkin of the NOR MAR

candee		23-Mar-2015 05:27
Bobby Kowalski, holding dog, Ron Anderson standing up with white t shirt behind Dan riley,who later ran for county council, is that a wyman girl with the dark wavy hair in the middle? and bob lochoff sitting on the railing, in group shot, and of img018 I think is Norman, not sure. image 032 is andre, the former French prostitute that later sold avon... she was fun. I am trying to see if I can recall the names of more..... I was candy franz hanging with Colleen Mcnelis, Ann chambers, dave mcpeak, tom newton, Bill Kilgore, the hepners, the clayton road gang, mountain road gang and MFLB people from EHS.

dave		14-Mar-2014 15:28
with beer, that is!

dave		14-Mar-2014 15:28
We'd sneak over there back in 76 to the back door and they'd fill up our gallon pickle jar for $5.

Scott		02-Dec-2013 00:21
This looks like the new group of regulars who took up residence at Dear Mom's after I went away to college in 1973. On the whole, much more reputable and sober-looking than the very questionable bunch (myself definitely included) that preceded them. Somebody oughta make a movie or something. Or at least sell "Dear Mom's" T-Shirts.

Robin		19-Jul-2013 13:14
Characters in pic #15 are Ron Potter and Robin Hoffman Potter and a partial face shot of Terry Hoffman. Spent many an evening at this iconic watering hole back in the day!

Robert pusey		12-Jun-2013 02:37
Great picture of fusty

Warhead,)		12-Jun-2013 02:33
Great picture of fusty Robert pusey

Guest		15-Dec-2012 23:10
DALE HOFFMAN. HI LORI CHELL, I ALSO KNOW THE FATHER OF YOUR CHILDREN I WAS ONE OF HIS BEST FRIENDS AND ONE OF THE USHERS AT THE WEDDING WITH BARRY PLATO AND EDDIE BAUER

Terry		29-May-2012 03:48
Wow....Dear Moms was a trip! What a carefree time ...I hardly remember a thing!! lol Find me on Facebook search terrysellshomes1@aol.com

Bobby		29-Nov-2011 23:08
Boy does this bring back memories. Still have a few of the beer mugs.

Don Hall		19-Aug-2011 20:53
I remeber this picture, that's me Don Hall right in front of the door!! Good memories and good friends!!

Helene		16-Aug-2011 00:12
Hello. This was the place our Moms forbid us to go & the FIRST place we went! I loved it! Saw many faces I recognized but don't know the names. What a treat! Thanks for sharing this w/us. It really brought back memories!! Take care, Helene Quinn

Steve Upton		15-Aug-2011 19:17
Man, I was there every weekend and even during the week. I started going there in 1973 (17 years old) 18 was the legal drinking age. I really enjoyed that bar but do not recornize many people.

lori chell		15-Aug-2011 00:23
Hey Brett Lori Chell hung there alot Im in the back profile pic 37 . Met the father of my kids there. Good memories.

John Canose		20-Jul-2010 17:23
The Saloon Gang" group photo was shot by me on a Saturday morning in October of 1975. Truly a great place for I was a bartender there from 1976 till it was sold. Send me an e-mail for I feel I took quite a few of the photo' of the photos posted here.

Rich		28-Dec-2009 12:03
Group shot, lower right hand corner, the fellow holding the dog is the younger of the two Kowalski brothers. The pretty girl to the left of "Fat Albert" AKA Dan Riley, is the sister to a girl I graduated with in 1970. Her Older sister was Debbie Noel. Rich Moore

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		27-Nov-2009 21:54
Great old mono! Big Vote Paolo

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