Arch Social Club

The Arch Social Club was casually founded in 1905 and officially incorporated on March 15, 1912. The club is very much a child of Baltimore's brutally repressive racial environment.
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  • Type: Public building
  • Description: Afro-American men’s social club in Baltimore, United States
  • Also known as: Arch Social Clubhouse”, “Cinema Theatre”, “Morgan Theatre”, “Schanze Theatre”, and “Uptown Theatre
  • Address: 2426 Pennsylvania Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Penn-North station and Eutaw–Madison Apartment House Historic District.

Metro station
Photo: Onore Baka Sama, Public domain.
is an underground Baltimore Metro SubwayLink station and transit hub serving many buses in West Baltimore, Maryland. Its name comes from its location and neighborhood it serves Penn-North, at the corner of Pennsylvania and North Avenues.

Park
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is a national historic district in Baltimore, , . It consists of a group of three multi-story apartment buildings built in the first quarter of the 20th century.

Photo: Wallstreethotrod, Public domain.
The , often known as the Baltimore City Conservatory, is a historic conservatory / greenhouse and botanical garden located in at 3100 Swann Drive, in the northwest area of , Maryland. is situated 3,400 feet north of Arch Social Club.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penn-North and Sandtown-Winchester.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, . It is located southwest of , west of , north of , and east of .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in West Baltimore, Maryland. Known locally as Sandtown, the community's name was derived from the trails of sand that dropped from wagons leaving town after filling up at the local sand and gravel quarry back in the days of horse-drawn wagons.

Suburb
is a neighborhood located in the Western district of Baltimore, Maryland, . The neighborhood is surrounded by , the Whitelock Community, and Lower Park Heights.

Arch Social Club

Latitude
39.30968° or 39° 18′ 35″ north
Longitude
-76.64258° or 76° 38′ 33″ west
Inception
1920
Levels
2
Open location code
87F58954+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1053405767
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Wiki­data ID
Q4785325
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Highlights include Stockton Street Park and Pennsylvania Avenue Branch.

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