The legendary Hippodrome Theatre was designed by noted theatre architect Thomas Lamb for exhibitors Pearce and Scheck. It was constructed on the site of the old Eutaw House, a luxury hotel built in 1835. The
The Hippodrome is almost a century old, having opened in 1914 as a movie theatre and vaudeville venue. It subsequently became a part of the Loew and Keith theatre chains before being taken over by Isidor M. Rappaport in 1931. Over the next 30 years the Hippodrome many of the biggest names of the day, including Frank Sinatra and Bob Hope.

Further renovation in 1963 was followed by premieres of Cleopatra and Slaves, in 1963 and 1969. However the theatre struggled to atttract visitors in the following two decades and it closed in 1990. However a long-running restorative effort and campaign took hold in the nineties before the re-opening of the Hippodrome and it is now on the National Register of Historic Palaces.