Baltimore City had no fewer than 5 big movie
houses years back. Just blocks away from the Hippodrome, north on Howard Street,
was the Stanley Theatre, to the east, were the Century, New, Keith's
, and Town Theatres. Downtown Baltimore was considered the place to
shop and the area was always busy with shoppers. However, as movies succumbed
to television, many of the old movie houses were torn down, and others converted
to other uses. But the Hippodrome has continued to survive, and it's conversion
into a Performing Arts Center gives Baltimore a chance to save a bit of it's
history.
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Like many of the big downtown houses in
Baltimore, the Hippodrome advertised a lot in Baltimore newspapers. Take a
look at the ads through the years.
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