16-17 Worcester & Baltimore  (  Wooster according to one source  )
 Ocean City , Maryland
.( Worcester Co )
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  There was a lot of confusion regarding all of the old Ocean City movie theatres on my part, but I think we have most of it sorted out . There were several theatres in town, including the Capitol, Casino, The Pier, Showell's and The Windsor. The picture I have posted for years of the Capitol on this page was NOT the old Capitol, but an old garage that the owners had fixed up for live performances and is almost identical the the Capitol, seen above. While the building above is the Capitol Theatre, it was rebuilt in the 1960's after a fire, so much of the old theatre has been destroyed.
      Checking old insurance maps,  in the early 1920's, the Capitol was actually on the other side of the street, and more towards the Boardwalk. It's address back then was 114-116 Worester and was in the same block with several stores and a Merry Go Round, which was on the Boardwalk. The current address of the Capitol is 16-17 Worcester Street. I think I have this info right, but only time will tell.

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 Looking East towards the Ocean from Baltimore Avenue on Worcester, you can see the entire history of the Capitol Theatre in one shot. The first building on the left is a live performance theater, built from a converted garage and is not nor was it never the Capitol Theatre. As you wander up that side of the street, towards the Boardwalk, you will be passing the "Site" of the old Capitol theatre from the early 1920's. That property has long since been redeveloped. On the opposite side of the street, you can see the Capitol Theatre, rebuilt in the 1960's after a fire.



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The Capitol Theatre in Ocean City was one of only a few movie houses in town . Listed from the late 1920's into the middle 1950's , the theatre seated 350. One account listed the seating as 786 , likely an typo. I believe the original Capitol Theatre burned down in the mid-1960's, but the building was replaced, and in later years may have gone under the name of the Playhouse.   Movies were also shown at the Casino on the Boardwalk Pier , which later burned down. Movies were also shown at the Showell Theatre at Division and Baltimore Streets , operating from around 1930 and lasting into the mid 1940's, seating between 230 and 400. The Windsor Theatre was also listed from 1930 to 1947.
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References  :
Magnificient Obsession movie Ad - 1935
In Old Kentucky - Movie Ad            1935

Any information on the Capitol, Casino , Showell and Windsor Theatres in Ocean City would be greatly appreciated.

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