The Loew's Parkway Theater was built in 1915 and designed by architect Oliver B. Wight. As a man from Baltimore County he not only designed the Loew's Parkway but several other theaters in the city, such as the old and now demolished New Theatre on Lexington st. Loew's Parkway wasn't always a Loew's Theatre; in 1926 the building was purchased by the Loew's Company and remodeled by architect John Eberson and the theater had a grand reopening.
The Loew's Company kept the Parkway Theatre up and running up until 1952, when a man named Morris A. Mechanic bought the Parkway Theatre and closed it's doors so it wouldn't compete with Morris's newest theatre. However, in 1956 after the theater had changed hands a few more times, it reopened once again, but this time as "Parkway Five West". Parkway Five West played a mix of old black-and-white films and occasional live performances. Parkway Five West stayed open until 1976.
"Parkway Five West in 1985"
Since it's final closure there has been much talk and attempt of renovation and reopening the Loew's Parkway. Although hundreds of thousands of dollars in proposals have come into play, nothing has come of it. The Parkway still sits vacant as a monument to display Baltimore's once thriving stage life.