When the movie palace opened, it was the largest theatre in the United States south of Philadelphia.

Lamb gave the theater an unusually strong presence on Eutaw Street through the use of brick and terra cotta on a massive façade.

[3] The site had previously been occupied by the five story House Hotel, built in 1835 and destroyed by fire on May 25, 1912.

[4] The new theater had an original capacity of 3,000 seats and boasted a Moller organ, as well as a house orchestra that survived into the 1950s.

[8] In 2008, Live Nation sold most of its theatrical assets, including the Hippodrome, to Key Brand Entertainment.