1329 Pennsylvania Avenue, West
Baltimore City, Maryland.
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The Royal Theatre in West Baltimore
was the most famous theatre of all the theatres along Pennsylvania
Avenue. The Avenue, as it was known, was famous for the clubs and
theatres which extended from about the 900 block all the way to 2400
block , where it intersects North Avenue. The Royal Theatre not
only showed movies, but had live shows, which included many of the
famous black entertainment acts, from Billie Holiday to Count Basie.
The Royal was a stop for many of the black entertainment companies as
they made their way from Washington D.C. to the Apollo Theatre in New
York City.
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