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Hippodrome Theatre; Address: 12 N. Eutaw St. Baltimore, Maryland: Public transit: Baltimore Arena: Owner: Maryland Stadium Authority: Operator: Key Brand Entertainment: Capacity: 2,300: Construction; Opened: 1914 () Rebuilt: 2004: Architect: Thomas W. Lamb: Website; www.baltimorehippodrome.com
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- Early History of The Hippodrome Theater: 1914-1920
- The Decline: 1960-1990
- Recent History of The Hippodrome Theatre: 2004-Present
Pearce and Scheck’s historic Hippodrome Theatre was built in 1914, on the eve of World War I.
The Hippodrome was designed by Thomas W. Lamb, the pre-eminent theater architect of his day. The Hippodrome was an important transitional project in the career of Thomas Lamb. Born in Scotland, and without formal architectural training, Lamb began practicing architecture in 1892 after an apprenticeship as a building inspector, which involved him in the practical considerations of theater construction. By the time he was working on the Hippodrome, Lamb had established a reputation as one of th...
By 1960, the Hippodrome was beginning to show its age, with a shrinking audience and gradual disintegration of the surrounding neighborhood.
After almost thirty years, Rappaport was beginning to withdraw from actively managing the Hippodrome. The theater was leased for a twenty year period to the Trans Lux Corporation, a major chain of east coast motion picture theaters. Trans Lux spent a reported $150,000 renovating the theater. The Rappaport marquee was replaced with a much smaller stainless steel version. The large vertical Hippodrome sign that had been there from the opening of the theater in 1914 was also discarded. By the la...
By 1990, all audiences had dried up and an August edition of The Sun headlined: “Hippodrome Closed Forever.” Fortunately, this was not the case.
Continental Realty, the company that owned the theater at this time, was unsuccessful in its efforts to rent or sell the building. No one was even interested in tearing it down. The company did not consider it economically viable for them to maintain or renovate the theater or redevelop it for other purposes. Because of this, they made the decision to donate the Hippodrome to its neighbor: the University of Maryland at Baltimore. The Eutaw/ Howard Street corridor had been the central shopping...
After it was abandoned for ten years, the Hippodrome underwent a $70 million dollar renovation which included the absorption of two banks and other property on the block bordered by Fayette, Eutaw,...
The new center, called the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center has become an anchor on the west side of Baltimore. The new Hippodrome solved a problem Baltimore had been facing: The economics of Broadway were such that Baltimore was not going to get shows at the Morris A. Mechanic Theater; it had too few seats to make it worth it for producers. With over 2000 seats and a state of the art new theater, the Hippodrome provided a place for producers to bring the biggest and most popular shows (...
These landmarks are the Western National Bank (built in 1887), the Eutaw Savings Bank (built in 1888), the Hippodrome Theatre, and a new building at the corner of Baltimore and Eutaw Streets. Programming at this world-class venue includes touring Broadway shows, dance, music, comedy and all the best artists throughout the performing arts.
Hippodrome Theatre. By Theresa Donnelly. Designed by noted Scottish American theatre architect Thomas Lamb, the Hippodrome Theatre opened in 1914 as one of the first theatres in the United States to operate both as a movie house and a vaudeville performance venue.
Dec 29, 2023 · December 29, 2023. BY Baltimore Examiner. No Comments. The Baltimore Hippodrome: A Beacon of Entertainment in Charm City. Nestled in the heart of downtown Baltimore, the Baltimore Hippodrome stands as an emblem of the performing arts, echoing with the footsteps of yesteryear and today’s applause.
- Thomas Lamb
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Movie palace and vaudeville performances
Originally built in 1914, the 2,248-seat renovated Hippodrome Theatre brings the best of touring Broadway and Music to Baltimore, in the heart of the Bromo Tower Arts & Entertainment District.
Baltimore’s beloved Hippodrome Theater is today home to the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center. Built in 1914, the Hippodrome was the city’s premier premiere vaudeville theater of Baltimore and later become one of the city’s first motion picture theaters (and the last to operate in downtown).
