I’m going to have to question that Creative Commons permission. This is my photo. I own the original and this photo seems to have been copied from my book Maryland’s Motion Picture Theaters (Arcadia, 2008, p. 41) which is copyrighted. I don’t recall giving permission to use it. Robert Headley (author)
The Irvington was my neighborhood theater between 1942 and 1945. I well remember sittin my father’s lap and watching a move called “Miracle of O'Morgan’s Gap” don’t remember the movie but the previews of “The Uninvited” with Ray Milland scared the pants of me,
The Wizard on Eutaw Street was at 219 N. Eutaw. Blaney’s was a block north. Blaney’s opened in February 1903 as the Empire in what had been St. Mark’s Church
Hello, Chuck. Sure the figures in Variety may be exaggerated, but they’re all we have for many theaters and they give at least some idea of the theater’s popularity. My point is that the Stanley was not a white elephant. I attended the Stanley between 1948 and 1964; it was usually well-attended even as the hateful Stanton.
I always thought the Stanley was a beautiful theater. It would be hard to find a theater facade in the state more beautiful. The lobby was like a palace and the only problem I had with the auditorium was that it was so big. I’m curious to know what the Maryland Historical Society knows about theater grosses. If you check the box office grosses given in Variety, you’ll see that the Stanley did pretty good, especially after sound movies became popular. In any case, it was a terrible loss for baltimore to have this theater senselessly destroyed to avoid competition.
The Parkway was not built by the Whitehurst organization. It was built by Henry Webb’s Northern Amusement Co. Also, the Aurora did not open in 1908; it opened in 1910.
The Ambassador opened in 1935. The Gwynn did not close until the 1950s. The two theaters showed very different types of films. The Gwynn was the action house.
Robert Headley
The Bridge was designed by John Zink and had one of the nices art deco auditoriums in the state. Sadly it has been effectively destroyed and only a few photos are left to attest to its beauty.
Robert Headley
The Earle Theater was not designed by John Zink. It was designed by John Eyring (of the Eyring construction company family). Eyring also designed the Pikes, Uptown, Strand (Dundalk), and Vilma theaters.
I’m going to have to question that Creative Commons permission. This is my photo. I own the original and this photo seems to have been copied from my book Maryland’s Motion Picture Theaters (Arcadia, 2008, p. 41) which is copyrighted. I don’t recall giving permission to use it. Robert Headley (author)
The Irvington was my neighborhood theater between 1942 and 1945. I well remember sittin my father’s lap and watching a move called “Miracle of O'Morgan’s Gap” don’t remember the movie but the previews of “The Uninvited” with Ray Milland scared the pants of me,
The Wizard on Eutaw Street was at 219 N. Eutaw. Blaney’s was a block north. Blaney’s opened in February 1903 as the Empire in what had been St. Mark’s Church
Hello, Chuck. Sure the figures in Variety may be exaggerated, but they’re all we have for many theaters and they give at least some idea of the theater’s popularity. My point is that the Stanley was not a white elephant. I attended the Stanley between 1948 and 1964; it was usually well-attended even as the hateful Stanton.
I always thought the Stanley was a beautiful theater. It would be hard to find a theater facade in the state more beautiful. The lobby was like a palace and the only problem I had with the auditorium was that it was so big. I’m curious to know what the Maryland Historical Society knows about theater grosses. If you check the box office grosses given in Variety, you’ll see that the Stanley did pretty good, especially after sound movies became popular. In any case, it was a terrible loss for baltimore to have this theater senselessly destroyed to avoid competition.
The Parkway was not built by the Whitehurst organization. It was built by Henry Webb’s Northern Amusement Co. Also, the Aurora did not open in 1908; it opened in 1910.
The Ambassador opened in 1935. The Gwynn did not close until the 1950s. The two theaters showed very different types of films. The Gwynn was the action house.
Robert Headley
The Bridge was designed by John Zink and had one of the nices art deco auditoriums in the state. Sadly it has been effectively destroyed and only a few photos are left to attest to its beauty.
Robert Headley
The Earle Theater was not designed by John Zink. It was designed by John Eyring (of the Eyring construction company family). Eyring also designed the Pikes, Uptown, Strand (Dundalk), and Vilma theaters.
Robert Headley