The Royal Theater & Pennsylvania Avenue-Baltimore, MD
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 17.609 W 076° 38.933
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The Royal Theater & Pennsylvania Avenue (Baltimore Black History)-Pennsylvania Avenue’s night clubs hummed with jazz and soul music for over forty years. Thousands crowded into the Royal Theater to see Eubie Blake, Billie Holiday, James Brown etc..
Waymark Code: WM11KX7
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 11/09/2019
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The Royal Theater & Pennsylvania Avenue (Baltimore Black History)-Pennsylvania Avenue’s nightclubs hummed with jazz and soul music for over forty years. Thousands crowded into the Royal Theater to see Eubie Blake, Billie Holiday, James Brown, and many other music legends. Built in 1921, the theater offered black musicians and audiences a place of their own—free from the discrimination found at downtown venues. The city demolished the Royal in 1971, one of many West Baltimore theaters lost to urban renewal efforts in the 1960’s and 1970s.
Group that erected the marker: Baltimore Heritage Organization
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
500 N Payson Street
BALTIMORE, MD USA
21223
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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