Main Street -
Ellicott City ( Howard County )
8225 Main Street 8079 Main Street
Ellicott City ( Howard County )
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The Earle ( also
seen listed as the Earl ) Theatre was the earlier
movie house for Ellicott City. A fire in
December of 1941 burned the theatre down, as well
the undertakers next door and the pool hall on the
opposite side.
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theatre building had burned down, the Earl was still
listed until 1952 in the Film Daily and listed
seating at between 200 and 300. I'm not sure what
building was used during this period. The
Ellicott Theatre (seen above ) was listed from 1945
through the 1950's, seating between 300 and
400 and I believe it showed movies into the late
1960's. In the early 1970's, the theatre was
converted into the Superstar Club, a local club for
youths, which drew the attention of local police and
the illegal activities in the parking lot in the rear of the theatre.The Ellicott Theatre building still
stands to this day.
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I believe the early days , around
1910, the area was served by a small theatre known as
the Amusu and perhaps the Opera House as well. ..
References
1931 Film Daily Yearbook Earl 300 Seats 1933 Film Daily Yearbook Earl 265 Seats 1934 Film Daily Yearbook Earl 265 Seats 1936 Film Daily Yearbook Earl 265 Seats 1937 Film daily Yearbook "Ear" 200 Seats 1938 Film Daily Yearbook Earl 250 Seats 1939 Film Daily Yearbook Earl 180 Seats 1940 Film Daily Yearbook Earl 180 Seats 1941 Film Daily Yearbook Earl 180 Seats 1942 Film Daily Yearbook Earl & Ellicott 180 & 400 Seats 1943 Film Daily Yearbook Earl & Ellicott 180 & 400 Seats 1944 Film Daily Yearbook Earl & Ellicott 180 & 400 Seats 1945 Film Daily Yearbook Earl & Ellicott 180 & 400 Seats 1946 Film Daily Yearbook Earl & Ellicott 180 & 400 Seats |