https://www.brunswickmdhistory.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=File%3AOpera_House_1890_to_1905.jpgFile:Opera House 1890 to 1905.jpg - Revision history2026-06-09T07:39:43ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.8https://www.brunswickmdhistory.com/index.php?title=File:Opera_House_1890_to_1905.jpg&diff=70007&oldid=prevHistoryCommission2: This 1890-1905 era photo comes from the museum and episode 5 in the Brunswick History 101 video series on "Old Berlin". It is a photo of the bottom floor of the old Opera House on the main drag of Berlin.
The opera house itself was on the 2nd floor an...2020-04-26T20:32:45Z<p>This 1890-1905 era photo comes from the museum and episode 5 in the Brunswick History 101 video series on "Old Berlin". It is a photo of the bottom floor of the old Opera House on the main drag of Berlin. The opera house itself was on the 2nd floor an...</p>
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This 1890-1905 era photo comes from the museum and episode 5 in the Brunswick History 101 video series on "Old Berlin". It is a photo of the bottom floor of the old Opera House on the main drag of Berlin.<br />
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The opera house itself was on the 2nd floor and the upper floor was used for meetings and housed a private social club called the Cracker Club.. On the bottom floor was the Savings Bank, which later came to a sad end.<br />
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This building was a precursor to the old Red Men's Hall on West Potomac Street where the museum is today.<br />
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According to James R. Castle, the opera house was so crowded one night that the floors buckled, causing the ediface to be condemned.<br />
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(Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum<br />
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