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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Maryland » Baltimore » Apex Theatre

Apex Theatre

Baltimore, MD
110 South Broadway
, Baltimore, MD 21231 United States
(map)
443.872.6022
Status: Open
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Art Moderne
Function: Movies (Adult)
Seats: 495
Chain: Independent
Architect: Hal A. Miller
Firm: Unknown
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The Apex Theatre is one of a handful of surviving movie houses that still shows movies in Baltimore. The Apex is now showing X rated films, and has been since 1972. Fells Point had the Leader Theatre, the Broadway Theatre and the Cluster Theatre, but today only the Apex survives.

The Apex Theatre opened on July 1, 1942 with "Remember Pearl Harbor", and while it is not the most attractive theatre to settle on Broadway, it is the only one that has survived.
Contributed by Charles Van Bibber

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The Apex is trying to get out of showing movies ( 2005 ) and show live strip shows. There was a lot of talk about it in Dec 2004, and no word as to what will happen. The article did mention that the Fell's Point Area finds the Apex a good neighbor, even with them showing porn.
posted by Thomas on Jan 5, 2005 at 5:08pm
Here is a marquee shot

http://community.webshots.com/photo/212926439EdjhoC
posted by RobertR on Mar 4, 2005 at 8:18am
The theatre and its marquee appear in John Waters' "Cecil B. Demented".
posted by MagicLantern on Apr 16, 2005 at 9:37pm
The webshots photo has been moved but here is a photo of the front of the Apex.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/Chuck1231/Maryland%20Theatres/ApexTheatreBaltimoreMd.jpg
posted by Chuck1231 on Aug 7, 2005 at 12:48pm
Photos of the Apex Theater can be seen here.
posted by Lost Memory on Oct 8, 2005 at 5:05am
The Apex Theatre marquee, neon lit at night:
http://flickr.com/photos/defekto/48028795/
posted by KenRoe on Oct 20, 2005 at 11:24am
The Film Daily Yearbook;1950 edition gives the Apex Theatre a seating capacity of 672.
posted by KenRoe on Oct 20, 2005 at 11:30am
i visited two weeks ago - huge theater.
posted by mark700 on Mar 1, 2007 at 4:38am
A great book has been published on all of Baltimores theaters, called "Motion Picture Exhibition In Baltimore" by Robert K. Headley. Borders has it. There is a great shot of the Cluster here. It's unbelievable how many theaters Baltimore had at one time-and look at it now. The Apex must be one of the last porn theaters in the country.It doesn't advertise in City Paper any longer-wonder if it's closed.
posted by gencin on May 22, 2007 at 7:22am
Here is another night view of the Apex.

posted by Lost Memory on Aug 12, 2007 at 10:41am
This is a recent b/w photo.

posted by Lost Memory on Mar 17, 2008 at 8:11pm
A 2008 photo can be seen here.

posted by Lost Memory on Sep 22, 2008 at 7:09am
Here is a December 2008 photo.

posted by Lost Memory on Dec 8, 2008 at 9:15am
This is a close-up view.

posted by Lost Memory on Jan 12, 2009 at 6:39pm
This is a close-up view.

posted by Lost Memory on Jan 12, 2009 at 6:40pm
The Apex is still open and I don't know that it matters but it is owned by KMI Entertainment, Inc. Also there is a fairly new &-11 next door to the theatre.
posted by Chuck1231 on Apr 3, 2009 at 8:27pm
Here is a 1987 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/cuf4rh
posted by ken mc on Apr 8, 2009 at 7:19pm
The Apex DID try showing mainstream movies, circa 1981, as a bargain house. That didn't last very long, and they went back to smut.

Chuck, that 7-Eleven has been there for at least 25 years.
posted by Randy Brown on Jun 12, 2009 at 5:38pm
A recent photo of the Apex is here.

posted by Lost Memory on Aug 13, 2009 at 8:05am
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