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| LITTLE TAVERNS (page 1) |
| Little Tavern Holabird Ave. (Baltimore, MD) |
Little Tavern Eastern Ave. (Baltimore, MD) |
former Little Tavern Greenmount Ave. (Baltimore, MD) |
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The Little Tavern chain started in St. Louis in 1924. It expanded to Louisville, KY and Washington, DC around 1928. By the 1940s, almost 50 Little Tavern Shops were located throughout the D.C./Baltimore area. However, very few remain today. Apparently, only two of them (in Baltimore) still serve burgers and continue to use the Little Tavern name and motto "Buy 'em by the Bag". For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
The Holabird Ave. location has altered its building almost unrecognizably. The Eastern Ave. location is still fairly intact with stools and green signs inside. I assume this LT never had a peaked roof and was designed to fit in this downtown storefront location. The Greenmount Ave. location is used as a Kennedy Fried Chicken but has left the Tavern roof and façade more or less intact. |
| Little Tavern [gone] Conkling St. (Baltimore, MD) |
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| The Conkling St. location was up for sale for several years. Most of its interior had already been gutted. Sadly, it was demolished along with the Grand Theatre in 2003. |
| former Little Tavern 25th St. (Baltimore, MD) |
Stone Tavern 25th St. (Baltimore, MD) |
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The 25th St. location is now Pizza Deal and looks a little shabby.
Just across the street is the Stone Tavern which is a little larger structure built circa 1920s. More than likely, it was a bar and not a competitor. |
| former Little Tavern Park Avenue (Baltimore, MD) |
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| The Park Avenue location has been converted into a pub for the adjoining Lighthouse Restaurant. |
| former Little Tavern Belvedere Avenue (Baltimore, MD) |
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| The Belvedere Avenue location is now used by a church group. |
| former Little Tavern Laurel, MD |
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| The Laurel location was a fully functioning and unadulterated example of the chain until 2007. It closed and was put up for sale in 2006. In 2007 (bottom photo), the interior was gutted and the building was converted into Laurel Tavern Donuts. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. |
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