More history, not far from BE...Another B-town gem! The Parkway Theatre Built in 1915, the Parkway was closely modeled on Londons West End Theatre, later known as the Rialto, located near Leicester Square with shared features like the interiors rich ornamental plasterwork in a Louis XIV style. The architect, Oliver Birkhead Wight, was born in Baltimore County and designed a number of theaters around the city: the New Theater (now demolished) on Lexington Street, the Howard Theater around the corner on Howard Street, and the McHenry Theater on Light Street in Federal Hill. Originally envisioned by owner Henry Webbs Northern Amusement Company as a1100-seat vaudeville house, the theater added a movie projector even before they opened, screening Zaza starring leading Broadway actress Pauline Frederick for opening night on October 23, 1915. An early account of the theater remarked, The lights radiating from the roof of the building as well as from the brilliantly lighted entrance, make an appreciable addition to the illuminations of North avenue which is fast becoming a nightly recreational center for the residents of the northern part of the city.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 17:56:58 +0000
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