Aurora Theatre
7 E. North Avenue,
Baltimore,
MD
21202
7 E. North Avenue,
Baltimore,
MD
21202
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In a three block area of North Avenue, near Charles Street, there were four theatres at one time, including the Aurora, Peabody, Parkway, and the Centre. Just down Charles Street, is the Charles Theatre.
The marquee of the Aurora Theatre remained into the 1980’s, and the building which opened as a theatre in 1910 has been used as a church since 1979. The area is currently undergoing a transformation and it could be interesting to see what happens to the old theatre in all the changes.
The lot next to the Aurora Theatre was once the Peabody Theatre, later called Center Stage, which burned down in 1974. No damage to the Aurora Theatre was caused by the fire.
The theatre was remodeled in 1921 and again in 1960. Closed as a movie theatre in 1978 and is now the Solid Rock Free Will Baptist Church
The theatre building is in great shape and intact inside. Some parts of the old organ are still in the theatre.
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Charles Van Bibber
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A Moller organ Opus 2832 Size 2/8 was installed in the Aurora Theater in 1919 at a cost of $2850.00.
Here are photos of the Aurora Theater.
Here is a 1985 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/dzqhbk
The Aurora was known for some years as the 7 East, art-house sister to the Parkway/5 West across Charles St. The Aurora did reopen in 1981, under its original name, as a “repertory” theatre similar to the nearby Charles. This policy failed, and for its final years the house was called the “Aurora X.”
The address should be 7 East North Ave., NOT “72.” The Center Stage arson fire was in 1974.
Here is a circa 1930s photo from the Baltimore Museum of Industry:
http://tinyurl.com/r99zl8
Here is a contemporary view:
http://tinyurl.com/yjrvx77
Here is a 1987 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yjh6abn