Rivoli Theatre
418 East Baltimore Street,
Baltimore,
MD
21202
418 East Baltimore Street,
Baltimore,
MD
21202
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Today, the 400 block of East Baltimore Street is known only as “the Block”. The area has been unpopular with the local and state governments, but actually has quite a history for Baltimore movie theatres. One of Baltimore’s more popular movie houses was at 418 East Baltimore Street, the Rivoli Theatre.
The theatre operated from January 3, 1921 until 1954, when the theatre portion was torn down for a parking garage. The facade survived for years and was incorporated into “the Bloc”, but in the 1990’s, half of the 400 block of East Baltimore Street, including the facade of the Rivoli Theatre was torn down to make way for a government building.
Nothing left of a bygone favorite movie theatre.
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Charles Van Bibber
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Nice photos & history here:
http://www.kilduffs.com/REA.html
A Moller organ Opus 2995 Size 3/16 was installed in the Rivoli Theater in 1920 at a cost of $1300.00. This theater opened as the Wilson Theater and needs an aka name.
When this theater was known as the Wilson Theater, it had a Moller organ Opus 1982 installed in 1915.
Interesting, Lost Memory. Wasn’t the Moller replaced by a Kimball (per Headley’s book, Exit?
At the age of 15, William Sima became the musical director at the Wilson Theatre. He was quoted as saying “I always wanted to be a director … When I was a small boy, I’d forget to watch the show but would watch the orchestra dirctor instead.”(Shipmate, 1942) Sima became the second leader (assistant) of the United States Naval Academy Band in 1918 and its leader in 1933.
Sorry about not replying sooner Organized. Apparently I never received an email for this listing. Anyway, the answer is yes. A Kimball theater organ replaced the Moller in 1922.
The year given for these photos is 1921.
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