Lithuanian Hall (Baltimore, Maryland)
Lith Hall | |
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Former names | Lietuvių Namai (1917–1968) |
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Location | 851 Hollins Street Baltimore, Maryland, ![]() |
Coordinates | 39°17′16″N 76°37′50″W / 39.2877°N 76.63045°W / 39.2877; -76.63045Coordinates: 39°17′16″N 76°37′50″W / 39.2877°N 76.63045°W / 39.2877; -76.63045 |
Type | Dance venue |
Opened | 1917 |
Website | |
Lithuanian Hall official webpage |
The Lithuanian Hall (Lithuanian: Lietuvių Namai), also known as Lith Hall, is the home of the Lithuanian Hall Association. It is a private club located on Hollins Street in Baltimore, MD and serves as a recreation center and meeting house for social events, including dance nights, musical events, community suppers and cultural events. The hall was founded to serve the needs of the Lithuanian community in Baltimore, Maryland. The hall is popular with artists and hipsters.[1]
History
The hall was established in 1921, and was only referred to by the Lithuanian name Lietuvių Namai until 1968.[2]
During the 1920s the hall was provided as a venue for speeches by prominent members of the Communist Party USA, such as William Z. Foster and Juliet Stuart Poyntz. On October 13, 1929, a Jewish branch of the CPUSA hosted a speech by Sol Hurwitz, the editor of the Jewish Daily Forward, and the speech was interrupted by a mob of anti-Communists until the police arrived to disperse them.[3]
References
^ "John Waters, '50s jams and cutting a rug at Lithuanian Hall". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2011-11-28..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "History of Lithuanian Hall". Baltimore Lithuanian-American Community. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
^ Vernon L. Pedersen The Communist Party in Maryland, 1919-1957 (2001) p 45
External links
- Baltimore Lithuanian-American Community website
- Blog for Lithuanians in Baltimore
- Image of the Hall
Image of Lith Hall from The Baltimore Sun
- Official webpage
- Website for Lithuanian folk dancing group based at Lith Hall
With booze and politics, Lithuanian Hall marks its 100th anniversary, The Baltimore Sun