Cluster Theatre
303 South Broadway,
Baltimore,
MD
21231
303 South Broadway,
Baltimore,
MD
21231
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Operated by the Cluster family, therefore getting its unusual name from the family. The Cluster Theatre opened in 1923 and closed as a movie theatre in 1978. It had the first Wurlitzer theatre organ in Baltimore.
Fell’s Point is one of these areas that seems to reinvent itself every so often, and has survived quite well over the years. The area kept several movies houses open into the 1970’s, but since, all have closed except the Apex.
The Cluster Theatre building sat vacant for years, and started to show signs of neglect, but has since been used by a Hispanic church, and seems to be doing well. The Cluster’s ornate marquee still stands today.
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Charles Van Bibber
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Charles,
Thank you very much for posting the Cluster Theatre photos. I am especially happy to have the older one. Would you happen to know the date it was taken?
Barbara
Here are some photos of the Cluster Theater.
A Wurlitzer organ Opus 602 Style 100 X was installed in the Cluster Theater on 11/23/1922.
1985 photo of the Cluster Theatre.
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The Cluster ran adult movies for a brief spell in the early-mid 1980s, but was closed down due to neighborhood and church complaints.
Here is a 1992 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yk6zxe7
Here is a 1988 photo:
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2009 photos of the Cluster Theatre courtesy Jack Coursey.
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Hi I’m an artist currently living in Baltimore and I have been working on a series of paintings of old movie theaters including the Cluster. If your interested you can take a look here: http://www.rosemaryliss.com/
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