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Early Movie Houses in Baltimore City

For theatres that I have little material on , Kilduff's has sent you to this page. Some theatres may over time get their own pages if enough new information is found. The theatres on this page will be listed in A - Z order.
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Alcazar - 121 North Howard Street ................................................................................	1910's
Amusea -(aka) - Clover 414 - 16 East Baltimore Street	1910's
Berman's - 1 - 3 South High Street	1910's to 1920's
Bon Ton - 563 North Gay Street	1910's
Carrollton - 1203 - 5 West Baltimore Street	1900's - 1910's
Celtic - 839 Greenmount Avenue	1900's - 1910's

Clifton
314 South Broadway

Photo taken back in the mid 1980's. The area has been spruced up over the years, and the building still stands.The Clifton was a small store front theatre, listed on insurance maps but disappeared from the theatre listings by the 1920's. So far, I have yet to find a advertisement for same.

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Clown - 122 North Howard Street	1900's
Cluster - 667 West Baltimore Street ( This location would put the theatre right in the general area of MLK Jr Blvd )	1900's - 1910's

Colonial Theatre
1430 North Gay Street
East Baltimore City, Maryland
Photo circa 1986
Used as a movie theatre from 1910's to mid - 1920's. The building was standing in the mid 1980's, when the picture to the right was taken. The building, as much of the block, has been razed and is now a empty field.
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Comedy - 412 East Baltimore Street	1900's - 1940's
Comet - aka Cupid 1130 Light Street	1900's - 1910's
Comic - 3603 Eastern Avenue .................................................................... .................................................................... .................................................................... ......A few pictures from the Kilduffs Archives on the tiny Comic Theatre. When the Grand on Conkling Street was torn down, the Comic around the corner on Eastern Avenue went down with it. A regional library now stands on the spot.	1900's - 1910's
Crescent - 314 North Broadway	1900's - 1910's
Crescent - 1110 South Charles Street	1900's - 1920's
Curtis - 921 Curtis Avenue	1920's
Dixie - aka - Europa - 312 West Baltimore Street ...........................................................	1900's
Eagle - 3610 Eastern Avenue .....................................................................	1900's - 1920's
Eastern - 3911 Eastern Avenue	1900's - 1910's
Echo - 124 Fort Avenue ......................................................
Eden - aka National - 1401 Monument Street ............................................................................	1920's - 1950's
Elektra - 1039 North Gay Street .................................................................................	1910's - 1920's
Eureka - 1115 West Saratoga Street	1900's

Fairmount Theatre
North Clinton Street

The Fairmount Theatre still stands as of 2011.While the building hasn't seen use as a movie house for years, it still in great condition, used as an office or shop.

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Federal - 814 Light Street	1900's - 1910's
Fremont - 617 Fremont Avenue ....................................................................	1900's - 1950's
Gem - 714 East Baltimore Street ..........................................................	1900's - 1910's
Golden Arrow - 305 South Broadway	1910's
Gordon - 2435 West Baltimore Street	1910's
Govan's - 4900 block of York Road	1910's - 1920's
Grand - 400 East Baltimore Street	1900's - 1930's
Great Wizard - 30 West Lexington Street	1900's - 1920's
Highland - 3509 Eastern Avenue	1900's - 1910's
Highland - 3829 Eastern Avenue	1940's - 1950's
Hull - 1444 Hull Street	1910's - 1920's
Ivanhoe - 3413 Boston Street	1910's

Keystone - 1105 North Gay Street	1910's
Lafayette - 1433 West Lafayette Street ....................l.......................................................	1910's - 1950's
Latrobe - 1501 Fort Avenue .........................................................	1910's
Lexington - 314 West Lexington Street ............................................................................	1900's 1910's
Liberty - 5 North Liberty Street .........................................................................	1900's - 1910's
Lombard - 3903 East Lombard Street	1910's
Lord Calvert - 1625 Harford Road	1910's - 1920's
Lubin's - 404 East Baltimore Street	1900's - 1930's
Lyceum - 1309 North Charles Street
Lyceum - 5th and D Streets ( Sparrows Point )
Madison - 818 Madison Avenue	1940's - 1950's
Mascot - 2422 Greenmount Avenue	1900's - 1910's
Morrell - 2536 Washington Blvd.	1910's - 1930's
New Gem - 617 North Duncan Street ...........................................................................................	1900's - 1920's
New Market - 613 North Duncan Street	1910's

Northwestern - 1056 Penna Ave	1910's - 1920's
Nowosci - 510 South Broadway	1910's - 1920's
Olympia - 2638 O'Donnell Street	1900's -1910's
Oriole - 1202 Laurens Street	1910's - 1920's
Orpheum - 2303 Jefferson Street .......................................................	1910's
Palace - 228 South Broadway	1900's - 1910's
Palace - 334 North Howard Street	1900's
Paradise - 1727 Fleet Street	1900's -1910's
Paradise - 467 North Gay Street	1900's 1910's
Pastime - 407 West Lexington Street	1900's - 1910's
Pell Mell - 221 North Eutaw Street	1910's
Pickwick - 312 West Lexington Street	1900's - 1920's
Pleasant Hour - 2869 North Fulton Avenue	1900's - 1910's
Purity - 227 South Highland Avenue	1910's - 1920's
Queen - 666 West Lexington Street ........................................................................	1900's 1930's
Radio - 629 North Eden Street .......................................................................	1930's - 1950's
Realart - 719 West Baltimore Street ( AKA - Jewel ) .....................................................................	1910's - 1960's
Red Mill - 1510 West Lafayette Street	1900's - 1910's
Red Moon - 20 West Baltimore Street	1900's - 1910's
Regan's - 3328 Eastern Avenue	1910's
Rio - aka - Star - 1529 East Monument Street ........................................................................	1910's - 1950's

Royal 1712 North Monroe Street Very early Baltimore theatre, only operated for a few years. Long since converted and still in use, as a funeral home.There were actually several " Royal" Theatres around Baltimore, this was one of the earlier ones. References are found on insurance maps but the notes are only made until the 1920's.	..................
......................	Majestic - Arcadia Theatre 320 South Broadway Fell's Point, Maryland Another early ( 1910's ) era store front Baltimore movie house. When movies forst came out, many store front movie houses popped up all over Baltimore, until buildings actually made to show movies began to show up. Like many of these smaller nickleodeons, the Majestic only lasted a few short years. Back in the mid 1980's, much of Fell's Point was undergoing renovation. For much of the 1960's and 1970's, plans were for a highway to come through, so many of the buildings just sat until those plans were finally scrapped. This, of course, was the time when I came through with my camera, thus the photos of shells I have provided. Happy to say, the area is much improved in 2011.
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Royal - 308 South Broadway	1910's
Solax - aka Black Cat - 1204 West Baltimore Street	1900's - 1920's
Suburban - 3035 West North Avenue	1900's
Teddy Bear - 1741 East Baltimore Street	1900's - 1920's
Victor - 1900 Frederick Road	1910's
Watersedge - 7910 Dundalk Avenue	1950's
Wizard - 215 North Eutaw Street	1900's

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