........................................................................................................................................ .......................................................................................................................................................10 East North Avenue ..................................................................................................................................................-----Baltimore, Maryland ..................................................................................................................................................Late 1930's to late 1950's ...................................................................................................................................................Radio Station - offices ... ........................................................................................................................Vacant - Undergoing renovation plans with MICA .......................................................................................................................................................
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........................................................................................ ..............................................................................................................Advertisement showing the Art Deco front of the Centre Theatre when it first opened. |
In the 1930's and 1940's, North
Avenue was considered the northern most
boundary of Baltimore City, and development was
spread
along both sides of the street. Across the street
from
the Centre Theatre , is the Aurora Theatre, and a
little to the West of the Aurora is the Parkway
Theatre The Centre was a Art Deco
treat, and opened to great fanfare back in the
1930's. The theatre has long since closed, and for
years it was the headquarters for WFBR Radio. The
building is still in excellent condition, and while
the lettering has been removed, the old vertical
tower still stands. The entrance has long been
sealed. Recently , there has been talk of
bringing the old Centre back, as the Maryland
Institute of Art has been looking at the old
building. |
......................................................................................... .........................................................................................................................................................................................Thomas Paul Photo - Kilduffs |
........................................................................................ .........................................................................................................................................Centre Theatre back in the 1980's. Kilduffs / Thomas Paul Photo |
..................................................................................................... .........An early photo of the Centre Theatre ( above ), from the late 1930's. The drawing ( below ) was done for a promo of the theatre right before it opened. I'm not sure if the artist mis spelled the name, or if the theatre's name was originally going to be the Center. |
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