The first floor of the 1940s building has a glass block and stainless steel facade. It's now run by the original owner's son. There are several theatres in this book. To solve this unique situation, a lobby area served as the bridge over the alley. Makes you want to get inside to see how this design challenge was handled.
Several buildings reflect common fates for older structures.
East was remodeled into a deco building in the 1940s, and remodeled again in the 1990s into a modernized pseudodeco style. Then it closed in 1996. A neighborhood market still operates out of the Joe's Cut Rate Meats building in Fells Point, although the glass tubing is missing from the 1920s sign over the entrance. Others reflect Baltimore's history and culture, such as the deco sign for the 2 O'clock Club, a strip joint on the famous Block that was once owned by stripper Blaze Starr. Eddie's Food Market in Dundalk is a simple deco commercial structure.