germanrootsusa.org
Sign in or Register
0
Add a listing
    • Featured
    • Home
    • Explore
    • Listings
      arrow_drop_down
      • Clubs
      • Businesses
      • Education
      • Entertainment
      • Historic Landmarks
      • Media
      • Organizations
      • Restaurants
      • Schools
      • Sites
    • More
      arrow_drop_down
      • Add a Listing
      • Shop
      • Blog
    Add a listing

    Blob's Park

    • Price range
      $
    • Profile
    • Reviews 0
    • Events
    • Jobs
    • Store 0
    • prev
    • next
    • Get directions
    • Website
    • Bookmark
    • Share
    • Leave a review
    • Claim listing
    • Report
    • prev
    • next
    Description

    Blob's Park was a German-style beer hall that opened in 1933 in Jessup, Maryland. It was the "Home of America's First Oktoberfest".

    It is named after Max Blob, who immigrated to the United States In 1893, at age 10. He came from Vogenberg, Germany, and was the oldest of three sons of Katherine and Phillip Blob. The family, which included younger brothers, John and Henry, settled on 150 acres outside of Jessup, Maryland. With the end of Prohibition, in 1933, Max opened up Blob's Park for business. Blob's Park Bavarian Beer Garden was the home of America's first Oktoberfest back in 1947. While the original building interior was destroyed by fire in 1956, repairs got the beer hall back up in six weeks. After Max's death in February, 1969, his extended family kept the hall open. A new hall was built in 1976. The old hall was burned to clear the area for an outdoor pavilion in 1980. The new Blob's Park stayed up in operations until New Year's Eve, 2007 when owner John Eggerl retired and the land was earmarked for development. The facility was closed on March 31, 2014.

    Location

    8024 Max Blobs Park Rd, Jessup, MD 20794, USA

    Get Directions
    Region
    • Mid-Atlantic
    Categories
    • Site
    Author
    stefanbrettschneider
    mood_bad
  • No comments yet.
  • Add a review

    Leave a Reply · Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Overall Rating

    Hospitality

    Service

    Pricing

    Upload images

      You May Also Be Interested In

      Carl Schurz Memorial Park

      • 262-966-2841
      • N/A
      $
      • Site
      • +1

      Theodore Dreiser Sculpture

      Sculpture of German-American novelist Theodore Dreiser Dreiser was born in Terre Haute, Indiana to John…
      • 1 Library Square
      $
      • Site

      Theodore Thieme House

      Theodore Frederick Thieme was the second of ten children born to immigrants Frederick John and Clara Thieme…
      • 719 Rockhill Street
      $
      • Site

      Copyright 2020 German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA®

      Cart

        • Featured
        • Facebook
        • Twitter
        • WhatsApp
        • Telegram
        • LinkedIn
        • Tumblr
        • VKontakte
        • Mail
        • Copy link