The Bridge Theater

By The Explore Baltimore Heritage team

One of the area’s earliest movie theaters, "The Bridge" opened in May 1915, seating seven hundred patrons and featuring Paramount Pictures films. Under the management of Edmondson Amusement Company president, Louis Schilchter, the Bridge Theater offered more than just movies. Schilchter hosted everything from song and dance shows to a community gathering to honor soldiers returning from WWI. After an explosion in 1930 damaged the side of the building, the theater rebuilt and continued to operate until 1968.

Since 1970, the building has been used as a church and is presently home to the Life Celebration Center.

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2100 Edmondson Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21223

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“The Bridge Theater,” Explore Baltimore Heritage, accessed December 21, 2024, https://explore.baltimoreheritage.org/items/show/312.

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Published on Sep 30, 2013. Last updated on May 10, 2019.