Flickering Treasures: Rediscovering Baltimore's Forgotten Movie Theaters

by Amy Davis

Book Overview

The riveting story of Baltimore's movie theaters over the past century, eloquently told through extraordinary photographs and poignant reminiscences.

2018 Winner of the Preservation Award of the Baltimore Heritage

Baltimore has been home to hundreds of theaters since the first moving pictures flickered across muslin sheets. These monuments to popular culture, adorned with grandiose architectural flourishes, seemed an everlasting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421422182
• ISBN13: 9781421422183
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.2" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A beautiful book

The ultimate history of Baltimore’s movie theatres. Well written with fabulous photos with each page I turned I was flooded with memories and an occasional “ I didn’t know that!” This book is engaging and quite wonderful.