Ideal Theatre

This is from urbanitebaltimore.com:

The recent opening of Woodward’s Antiques Gallery and Auction Theatre is the best old news. The antique gallery and auction house has found a home in what was once the Ideal Theatre (built in 1908) on The Avenue in Hampden—the perfect location for vintage. In their 5,500-square-foot space, Woodward’s houses a varied selection of nostalgia—everything from jewelry to mid-century furniture. Hard-to-find gems like Ringling Bros. Circus banners and Chicago Opera House stage props have been sighted there. Though the marquee is long gone, the original stage of the theater remains, providing the perfect setting for the store’s monthly auctions. A pleasant contrast to the new plasma televisions and sound system within the renovated auction area (installed specifically for the auction arena) are light fixtures that are both originals or reproductions from the theater’s early years. If anything, Woodward’s twists the cliché: Out with the new, in with the old. Open Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–7 p.m.; Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m. 903 West 36th Street; 410-662-1875.

Here is some additional info on this theater.

The Ideal was part of Milton Schwaber Theaters in the early sixties. The chain was headquartered in the Met Theater Building, 1542 North Avenue in Baltimore. Other Schwaber theaters in Baltimore at that time were the Apex, 5 West, Pulaski Drive-In, Cinema, Met, Playhouse, Paramount and Valley.

Here is the Woodward's site:
http://tinyurl.com/6yfj75

Apparently the current address is 905 and not 903.

Here is an item from Boxoffice magazine, October 1963:

The Ideal Theater, neighborhood subsequent-run house, has closed. The manager, Clarence Danner, has connected with the Hicks-Baker theaters. The Ideal was one of the Schwaber theaters.

This is also from Boxoffice, but is dated January 1938:

Julius Goodman, operator of the Ideal Theater is off for a few days in New York City, as is the Hippodrome's head man, Izzy Rappaport, on his weekly stage booking spree.

That is so interesting.