Red Wing Theatre
2241 East Monument Street,
Baltimore,
MD
21205
2241 East Monument Street,
Baltimore,
MD
21205
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In the 2200 block of East Monument you come upon the Red Wing Theatre. Opened in 1914 it was one of the larger neighborhood movie theatres seating 900. The Red Wing was the big theatre of the neighborhood until the State Theatre was built two blocks west of the Red Wing. Even though it was outdone by the bigger and more elaborate State it has established itself as a neighborhood favorite and drew large crowds. The Red Wing closed in 1960. The theatre was gutted and remodeled into shops and is still there today.
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Chuck Van Bibber
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A Moller organ Opus 3086 Size 2/9 was installed in the Red Wing Theater in 1921 at a cost of $5000.00.
Photos and ads for the Red Wing Theater can be seen here.
Number seven on this list is a children’s clothing store that occupies at least part of the former theater:
http://tinyurl.com/5vhmmy
This was a Rite Aid drugstore. Did the drugstore close?
Rite Aid is still listed, but that information could be outdated. The building may also be carved into separate businesses that use the same address.
Does it really matter if it’s a Rite Aid or a clothing store? This building has been retail for years. The function should have been set to retail when this theater was added.
No, it doesn’t matter. I pointed out the clothing store to show that function should be retail.
Okay. I understand. Rite Aid store.
A monograph on Baltimore theaters has a photo of the Red Wing:
http://tinyurl.com/yzdop2o