Late in august, the baltimore sun ran the headline "Plans for Mechanic Theatre Site Stir Controversy." The theater in question was designed by legendary Modernist John Johansen, FAIA, in the style of Brutalism. As might be expected, a proposal to demolish a building by an acknowledged midcentury master has provoked no small controversy. It doesn't help the case of Johansen's building that it's been vacant for eight years, or, as one blogger wrote, "I'd come close to heart attack walking up all the stairs in that damn place just to get a seat where you couldn't see the stage or hear the actors."
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