When the refurbished Hippodrome Theatre opened in 2004 as the centerpiece of Baltimore’s France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, it was supposed to have a smaller performance space next to it.
The Hippodrome Foundation had preserved and stabilized the historic Eutaw Savings Bank as part of the larger arts complex at 12 N. Eutaw St., with the thought that it could become a flexible venue for shows and events that didn’t need the Hippodrome’s 2,300-person seating capacity, but the interior was never fully renovated to accommodate performances.
Nearly two decades after the Hippodrome reopened, that second performance space is finally complete, and it’s much more technologically-advanced than first envisioned.
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