Comments about Patterson Performing Arts Center in Baltimore, MD

spectrum on October 4, 2010 at 12:18 pm

Another article. The renovation was completed in 2003 and Creative Alliance has been hosting events there ever since. Here’s an article about the renovation.

http://www.armarani.com/proj_pattersontheatre.html

Their official websaite is:

http://www.creativealliance.org/

Chuck1231 on May 8, 2010 at 12:42 am

2007 photo of the Patterson Theatre.
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kencmcintyre on April 6, 2010 at 9:45 pm

Here is a 1987 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yftcyl8

WHITEFIELD on October 24, 2009 at 5:24 pm

Here is a photo from the 1987 movie “TIN MEN”, The Patterson Theatre was used in this movie, set in 1963.
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lostmemory on May 31, 2009 at 6:14 pm

This theater was a twin at one time. Here is a 1984 photo.

Chuck1231 on April 13, 2009 at 1:08 pm

1985 night photo of the Pastterson Theatre.
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Chuck1231 on April 13, 2009 at 1:06 pm

1985 photo of the Patterson Theatre.
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Chuck1231 on March 25, 2009 at 1:24 am

LM, how you are able to come up with all the great photos never ceases to amaze me.

kencmcintyre on March 16, 2009 at 12:08 pm

Here is a March 2009 article from the Baltimore Sun:
http://tinyurl.com/c82jna

kencmcintyre on December 22, 2008 at 1:23 pm

Here is a 1949 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/8e5oqj

lostmemory on March 17, 2008 at 10:26 pm

This is a recent night view of the Patterson Theater.

lostmemory on December 12, 2007 at 1:01 pm

Here is a website for the Creative Alliance.

lostmemory on May 30, 2006 at 6:48 am

This is a recent photo of the Patterson Theater.

lostmemory on October 27, 2005 at 7:46 pm

Here are some photos of the Patterson Theater.

teecee on September 20, 2005 at 1:14 pm

Marquee:
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MagicLantern on April 17, 2005 at 12:22 am

This theatre’s marquee can be seen with other Baltimore cinemas in John Waters' “Cecil B. Demented” – the marquee advertises “Karate Marathon: All Action All The Time Admission One Dollar”.

Joe Vogel on January 1, 2005 at 8:10 am

The Patterson is no longer closed. It re-opened on May 16th, 2003, as an arts center and theater operated by Creative Alliance

Their web site describes the facility as providing two galleries, a 250 seat flexible theater, a classroom, media lab, offices, and live/work studios for artists. The address is now given as 3134 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore MD 21224, and the telephone number as 410-276-1651. Their e-mail address is

The web site’s brief history of the theater says that there was an earlier Patterson Theater built at the same location in 1910, which was demolished in 1929. The current building was opened in September, 1930, twinned in 1975, and closed in 1995. When opened in 1929, the Patterson was operated by the Grand Theater Company, an affiliate of Durkee Enterprises. The history page also mentions the marquee and the art deco sign, lighted by “a plethora of bulbs,” but it appears to be referring to the blade sign only. At least that feature was able to be saved and restored.

Chuck1231 on December 21, 2003 at 3:01 pm

Part of the restoration of the Patterson was to dismantle the marquee and restore it. The detail on this marquee was incredible and would light up Eastern Avenue. When the marquee was dismantled and taken down it was found to be damaged and unrepairable. Also another note on the Patterson, during the 1970’s it was divided down the middle to form “Twin Theatres”. Unfortunately nobody ever bothered to rearrange the sets, so in each of the twin theatres you got to sit at a 30 degree angle to see the screen.

William on November 21, 2003 at 1:12 pm

The patterson Theatre is located at 3136 Eastern Ave..

Patterson Performing Arts Center

3136 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224

3136 Eastern Avenue,
Baltimore, MD 21224