Design

Baltimore's Last Adult Movie Theater Heads to the Auction Block

"People in the neighborhood would probably not mind seeing it used for something different."
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For the last 41 years, the historic Apex Theatre in Baltimore has shown only adult films, putting it in rare company: The number of pornographic movie theaters still in operation in the U.S. has been dwindling rapidly since the 1980s.

As the Upper Fells Point neighborhood around the Apex has transitioned and gone more and more upscale, its continued existence is remarkable. More recent changes in movie theater technology makes its longevity downright astonishing.