Stories tagged "Pennsylvania Avenue": 7
Stories
"Baltimore Uproar"
At the Upton Metro Station at Pennsylvania Avenue and Laurens Street, an explosion of color greets transit patrons at the conclusion of their escalator journey. 鈥淏altimore Uproar,鈥 a monumental mosaic by the renowned African-American artist Romare鈥
Billie Holiday Statue
The Billie Holiday Monument on Pennsylvania Avenue commemorates the life and legacy of the famed "Lady Day" who was born as Eleanora Fagan in Baltimore on April 7, 1915.
Billie Holiday's childhood was difficult. Both of her parents were teenagers鈥
Sphinx Club
Light and music onced poured out the windows and door of the Sphinx Club on Pennsylvania Avenue but only club members (and musicians) could get inside to enjoy the drinks and entertainment. Today, the building sits boarded-up and waiting on a…
Lenox Theatre
In December 1919, the Rainbow Theatre first opened on Pennsylvania Avenue entertaining an African American audience with vaudeville performances and films. The theatre continued in operation until 1925 and then spent a decade as a garage.
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Avenue Market
The first building for the Avenue Market, originally known as the Lafayette Market, was built in 1871. In the twentieth century, the market and the Old West Baltimore neighborhood thrived as the Pennsylvania Avenue became a center of Baltimore鈥
St. Peter Claver Catholic Church
Saint Peter Claver Church at Pennsylvania Avenue and Fremont Street takes its鈥 name from a sixteenth-century Spanish priest who is considered the patron saint of slaves. The building dates back to 1888 making it the city鈥檚 second oldest鈥
Arch Social Club
The Arch Social Club at Pennsylvania and North Avenues started its life as Schanze's Theater, a movie house constructed in 1912. After serving time as a Wilson's Restaurant from the 1930s through the 1960s (when the lower facade was covered over),鈥