Mayfair Theatre
508 North Howard Street,
Baltimore,
MD
21201
508 North Howard Street,
Baltimore,
MD
21201
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Built in 1880, today the Mayfair Theatre is another vacant theatre building in downtown Baltimore City.
It closed in April 1986, and in 1998 the roof collapsed. It is in general disrepair, but so far, the building remains standing.
Just north of the Mayfair Theatre, a small parking lot marks the spot of the Stanley Theatre, Baltimore’s once largest theatre, until it was razed in the 1960’s.
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Here is another 2009 photo.
Here is a March 2010 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yd9p6hw
Went there in the late 50’s to see the first 3d movie Bwana Devil. Glasses were cardboard and cellophane. Spears poked toward the audience.
Zooming in on the map view in the title shows the roof is literally collapsed into the auditorium. It’s a goner now for sure….
Yeah, but now you can see it!
And the building to it’s South has crumbled too….
Pity a proud city can’t save this theatre.
Beautiful façade (Photo One, Photo Two and wonder if any photos of the interior exist. It must have been very spacious considering the size of the building and the seating capacity of only 850.
This is an amazing photograph – not just for the shot itself but the subject matter. Those doors once led to the darkness of the auditorium where one came in to escape the harsh realities of the world outside, and now… A pretty remarkable image. And the lighting fixture on the left looks like the animated character Lumiere from Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast!”
today the Mayfair is now listed as Baltimore’s Historical Landmark