Welcome to
The Virtual Hippodrome Theatre.

Your guide to the states of Maryland, Virginia and Insanity!

For the best remaining seats, please take the Grand Staircase to the Right.

BALTIMORE

BAD NEWS FOR BALTIMORE IN 1999.

The city has now revealed a new "West Side Master Plan" which calls for the virtual destruction of the old shopping district. Though this includes restoration of the Hippodrome, it appears to signal the end of the Empire, the New, the remaining facade of Keith's, the New Howard, the Auditorium, Kernan's Hotel, the Stieff Piano building, and dozens of other significant structures representing every era of Baltimore history from the 1830's through the 1990's. These buildings are part of the integrity of the city. Without this mix of structures, Baltimore might as well be any other city. Good crab cakes alone do not comprise our city's identity! I am assuming that if you are visiting this site, you are either interested in movie palaces or Maryland and Virginia history (perhaps all of the above). I urge you to speak against this plan to destroy downtown Baltimore! Please, write to your legislators, write to the Sun, whatever--but please help to make it known that this wholesale destruction is not desirable or productive.

Tour the Hippodrome Theatre

Visit the Empire Theatre

Parkway Theatre--Pleasure Dome of North Avenue

A Brief Look at Other Baltimore Theatres

Take a walk through downtown Baltimore!

Our Best Addresses

RICHMOND

The Colonial, Richmond's loveliest theatre

The National, great lady of Broad Street

The Byrd, crown jewel of Carytown

EXPLORATION

The joys of exploring America's decaying cities.

MISCELLANY

Manager of the Virtual Hippodrome

So, what's up with this "Grafonola" business anyway?

Braddock Heights, the Summer Capital of Maryland

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