Playhouse Theatre
9 West 25th Street,
Baltimore,
MD
21218
9 West 25th Street,
Baltimore,
MD
21218
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The Playhouse Theatre opened on May 25, 1946 as the Homewood Theatre. It was remodeled in 1951 and reopened as an ‘art house’ movie theatre renamed the Playhouse Theatre. This closed in May 1985 and it remained closed until 1989 when it was used as a church.
The church moved out in 1994 and on January 31, 1997 it reopened as the Heritage Playhouse Theatre, showcasing African-American films. This venture closed in December 1997. In 1999 it reopened as the Kobko Theatre screening Korean movies. From February 2002 it became a live theatre known as the Paragon Theater which closed in 2004. The building still stands and is currently for sale.
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This website has some photos. You can own this building for $450,000. Details are here.
The art house was taken over by local businessman Bob Weinholt in spring 1984; but it didn’t catch on. Wienholt closed the Playhouse in February 1985. The theatre reopened very briefly in spring 1985 to show the indie film “Two for the Money.”
On the map view it looks like this was the Showtime Theater before it closed. There is a for sale sign on the door. This would have been around 2007 or so.
Here is a view, circa 1960s:
http://tinyurl.com/yghl54r
2008 photo of the Showtime Theatre.
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