Baltimore, MD

Baltimore on When It Was is 18 addresses and the 23 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1858. 4 are still open today; 19 are gone, and 6 of the buildings themselves have been demolished. Every entry below opens a page with the full history of that address, and the map lets you slide the year and watch the city change.

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Club Charles

1724 North Charles Street · 1951–present · 4 businesses here

Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum

203 North Amity Street · 1949–present

Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower

21 South Eutaw Street · 1911–1969

Hutzler's Department Store

212 North Howard Street · 1858–1990 · 2 businesses here

The Sphinx Club

2107 Pennsylvania Avenue · 1946–1992 · 2 businesses here

Billie Holiday Houses

217 South Durham Street

Burke's Restaurant

36 Light Street · 1934–2010

Connolly's Seafood Restaurant

701 East Pratt Street · 1920–1991

Baltimore, decade by decade

• 1850s
  1 opened — Hutzler's Department StoreSee the map in 1855 →
• 1900s
  1 opened — Mayfair TheatreSee the map in 1905 →
• 1910s
  3 opened — Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower, Martick's Restaurant Francais, Miller Brothers RestaurantSee the map in 1915 →
• 1920s
  6 opened — Haussner's Restaurant, Peabody Book Shop and Beer Stube, Royal Theatre, Loew's Century Theatre, and 2 moreSee the map in 1925 →
• 1930s
  2 opened — The Chesapeake Restaurant, Burke's RestaurantSee the map in 1935 →
• 1940s
  2 opened — The Sphinx Club, Edgar Allan Poe House and MuseumSee the map in 1945 →
• 1950s
  3 opened — Club Charles, Pimlico Hotel Restaurant, Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)See the map in 1955 →
• 1960s
  1 opened — Morris A. Mechanic TheatreSee the map in 1965 →
• 1970s
  1 opened — Odell's NightclubSee the map in 1975 →
• 1980s
  2 opened — The Brass Elephant, HammerjacksSee the map in 1985 →

Still here, and gone

By kind of place

Restaurant (8)

Haussner's Restaurant · The Brass Elephant · The Chesapeake Restaurant · Burke's Restaurant · Martick's Restaurant Francais · Miller Brothers Restaurant · Pimlico Hotel Restaurant · Connolly's Seafood Restaurant

Theater (4)

Mayfair Theatre · Royal Theatre · Loew's Century Theatre · Morris A. Mechanic Theatre

Nightclub (3)

The Sphinx Club · Hammerjacks · Odell's Nightclub

Bar (2)

Club Charles · Peabody Book Shop and Beer Stube

Department Store (1)

Hutzler's Department Store

Factory (1)

Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower

Historic Home (1)

Billie Holiday Houses

Industrial (1)

Domino Sugars Sign

Every place in Baltimore (18)

• Billie Holiday Houses 217 South Durham Street
• Burke's Restaurant 36 Light Street · 1934–2010
• Club Charles 1724 North Charles Street · 1951–present · 4 businesses
• Connolly's Seafood Restaurant 701 East Pratt Street · 1920–1991
• Domino Sugars Sign 1100 Key Highway East · 1922–present
• Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum 203 North Amity Street · 1949–present
• Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower 21 South Eutaw Street · 1911–1969
• Hammerjacks 1101 South Howard Street · 1982–1997
• Haussner's Restaurant 3244 Eastern Avenue · 1926–1999
• Hutzler's Department Store 212 North Howard Street · 1858–1990 · 2 businesses
• Loew's Century Theatre 18 West Lexington Street · 1921–1961
• Martick's Restaurant Francais 214 West Mulberry Street · 1917–2008
• Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) 1000 East 33rd Street · 1950–1997
• Miller Brothers Restaurant 119 West Fayette Street · 1913–1972
• Morris A. Mechanic Theatre 1 South Charles Street · 1967–2004
• Odell's Nightclub 21 East North Avenue · 1976–1992
• Pimlico Hotel Restaurant 5301 Park Heights Avenue · 1951–1981
• The Sphinx Club 2107 Pennsylvania Avenue · 1946–1992 · 2 businesses