18 West Lexington Street   Baltimore, Maryland  ( Downtown )
Interior of Baltimore's Valencia Theatre.	Above, a program from 1927 for the Valencia Theatre in Baltimore. Below, an older program for the Century Theatre Ballroom, out of which the Valencia was built in 1926.
John Kilduff Colllection   A 1947 promotion for the movie " Panic " . Panic and snowfall seem to go hand in hand in Baltimore, even to this day.	When the Century Theatre first opened in 1921,the Valencia was actually a rooftop ballroom. According to Exit, written by Dr. Robert Headley, by 1926 the Valencia Theatre opened as a " Spanish Garden " styled theatre.

1931 release " Strangers May Kiss" starring Norma Shearer.	" Dust be my Destiny" released in 1939.	The 1928 film " The Cossacks", starring John Gilbert .
" Die Forsterchristi " was a German film released in 1931. Years later during WWII, such a film would not have been played at the theater.	Gloria Swanson starred in " Sadie Thompson"  in 1928. Admission was only a quarter.	John Gilbert and Greta Garbo in the 1929 release of  " A Woman of Affairs". While daytime admission was still 25 cents, the evening shows were 35 cents.

A newspaper blank for the Valencia Theatre, circa the 1920's.	The 1950 film " The Toast of New Orleans " showing at the valencia Theatre.  The theatre closed for good 5 years later.	1929 ad for the film "Broadway Melody "
Interior shot of the interior of the Valencia Theatre, which was designed by John Eberson to represent a Spanish Garden.	The film " The Cock-eyed World " was released in 1929.	A quarter was all it costs to see a matinee of " A Certain Young Man " at the valencia in 1928. Nights it would run you an extra dime.