Street-level night view of the Auditorium Theater and Music Hall located at 506 North Howard Street near Franklin Street in Baltimore, Maryland. The first building on this site opened as The Natatorium in 1880 and was purchased by James L Kernan (1838-1912) in 1892. It was reopened as a vaudeville theater in 1903 and by…

Auditorium Music Hall

Description

Street-level night view of the Auditorium Theater and Music Hall located at 506 North Howard Street near Franklin Street in Baltimore, Maryland. The first building on this site opened as The Natatorium in 1880 and was purchased by James L Kernan (1838-1912) in 1892. It was reopened as a vaudeville theater in 1903 and by the following year, the building was converted to a concert hall where musicals and plays were performed. In 1940, C. W. Hicks purchased the building and it became the Mayfair Movie Theatre which closed in 1988. The building was heavily damaged by fire in 2014. As of 2023, only the facade remains.

Creator

unknown

Date

circa 1900

Collection Number

PBGN

Dimensions

5 x 7 inches

Object ID

MC2174-B

Extent

1 negative (from group of 2)

Catalog Number

MC2174

Resource ID

8790

Notes

This collection is part of the larger Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, transferred to the Maryland Historical Society (now Maryland Center for History and Culture) in 1998.

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

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