The story
John Waters said the owner transformed it 'from the scariest bar in Baltimore into the coolest.'
Everything that was here
- 1951–present · still open
Club CharlesBar
John Waters said the owner transformed it 'from the scariest bar in Baltimore into the coolest.'
See the map in 1952 → - 1981–2009
The Brass ElephantRestaurant
CBS mogul William Paley's son turned this Tiffany-adorned mansion into Baltimore's most beautiful restaurant.
See the map in 1982 → - 1933–1987
The Chesapeake RestaurantRestaurant
Leonard Bernstein stormed out after this famous restaurant refused to serve a Black member of his party.
See the map in 1934 → - 1927–1986
Peabody Book Shop and Beer StubeBar
H.L. Mencken and F. Scott Fitzgerald drank at this Prohibition speakeasy turned literary tavern.
See the map in 1928 →
Nearby history
Odell's Nightclub
21 East North Avenue · 152 m away
Martick's Restaurant Francais
214 West Mulberry Street · 1.7 km away
The Sphinx Club
2107 Pennsylvania Avenue · 1.9 km away
Hutzler's Department Store
212 North Howard Street · 2.0 km away
Loew's Century Theatre
18 West Lexington Street · 2.0 km away
Miller Brothers Restaurant
119 West Fayette Street · 2.2 km away
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