Lithuanian Hall
{{Short description|Home of the Lithuanian Hall Association}}
{{for|the hall in Philadelphia|Lithuanian Music Hall}}
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{{Infobox venue
| name = Lithuanian Hall (Lietuvių Namai)
| image = Lithuanian Hall Baltimore - 1.jpg
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| nickname = Lith Hall
| location = 851 Hollins Street
Baltimore, Maryland,
{{USA}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|39.2877|-76.63045|type:landmark_region:US-MD|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| type = Dance venue
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| built =
| opened = 1917
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| former_names = Lietuvių Namai (1917–1968)
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| website = https://www.lithuanianhall.com/ Lithuanian Hall official webpage
}}
The Lithuanian Hall ({{langx|lt|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 the Hollins Market neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland 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.{{cite web|url=http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/midnight_sun/blog/2010/04/john_waters_50s_jams_and_cutti.html |title=John Waters, '50s jams and cutting a rug at Lithuanian Hall |work=The Baltimore Sun |access-date=2011-11-28}}
History
The hall was established in 1921, and was only referred to by the Lithuanian name Lietuvių Namai until 1968.{{cite web |url=http://www.baltimorelac.org/history-of-establishment/?lang=en |title=History of Lithuanian Hall |publisher=Baltimore Lithuanian-American Community |access-date=2011-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426005628/http://www.baltimorelac.org/history-of-establishment/?lang=en |archive-date=2012-04-26 |url-status=dead }}
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. The Communists defended themselves with chairs until the police arrived to disperse the mob.Vernon L. Pedersen The Communist Party in Maryland, 1919-1957 (2001) p 45
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131105153634/http://www.baltimorelac.org/?lang=en Baltimore Lithuanian-American Community website]
- [http://baltimorelithuanians.blogspot.com/ Blog for Lithuanians in Baltimore]
- [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_340TbiQqpAc/SyYJW6NxIEI/AAAAAAAAABQ/M-6PDDGvsCo/s320/lithuanian+hall.jpg Image of the Hall]
- [http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/midnight_sun/blog/lithuanianhallstyle.JPG Image of Lith Hall] from The Baltimore Sun
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111123161735/http://lietuvis.net/Lietuvis/lha/lha.html Official webpage]
- [http://www.malunas.com/ Website for Lithuanian folk dancing group based at Lith Hall]
- [http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-lithuanian-hall-20150110-story.html With booze and politics, Lithuanian Hall marks its 100th anniversary], The Baltimore Sun
{{Ethnicity in Baltimore}}
{{Music venues of Maryland}}
Category:1917 establishments in Maryland
Category:Clubs and societies in the United States
Category:Communism in Maryland
Category:Dance venues in the United States
Category:Drinking establishments in Maryland
Category:Hipster (contemporary subculture)
Category:Hollins Market, Baltimore
Category:Lithuanian-American culture in Baltimore
Category:Music venues in Baltimore
Category:Organizations based in Baltimore