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Baltimore, Md.
( Southwestern Baltimore City )
..............................................................Many Thanks to Dr Robert Headley for the Photo !
Several Baltimore movie theatres were torn down to make way for a Boulevard that would make travel from Southwest Baltimore to the Howard Street Coridor quicker. Martin Luther King Blvd. has made travel in Baltimore much easier, but the Columbia Theatre was one of the old theatres torn down to make way for the new roadway, as were theatres on Penna. Ave., West Baltimore Street , and Fremont Street. The photo above shows the site where the Columbia stood from the 1920's to the 1970's, when it was torn down. The site is now a ramp to get onto I-95 towards Washington DC or New York. |
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| Two ads from the
Columbia Theatre in Baltimore Maryland. The first ad is circa 1922.
The second ad dates back to 1936. The ads often listed the address
as simply Columbia Avenue and Fremont. Columbia Avenue has been known for
years now as Washington Boulevard, and the lower section of Fremont Avenue
has been taken over by the 1970's building of Martin Luther King Blvd. Not
only is there no trace of the old Columbia Theatre, but the old intersection
itself is gone as well. |
Thanks To Dr. Robert Headley for the Photo !
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