Name That Bar, vol. 22
I wanted to shake it up a bit for this latest edition of Name That Bar, our popular, uh, bar naming contest.
So instead of posting a photo of the inside of a place and asking you to name it, I went with a photo of the outside of a place.
In this picture, an unidentified man is tugging at the doors of our mystery bar, but they won't open. Why? The mysteries multiply.
Be the first to Name This Bar, and tell me why the doors won't open, and you'll win a prize.
As always, I won't publish any comments until tomorrow morning, to give everyone a chance to play.
(Photo by J.M. Giordano)
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
Comments
Canton Arts and Entertainment
Posted by: RC | June 22, 2010 8:04 AM
Canton Arts and Entertainment
Posted by: Jon | June 22, 2010 8:07 AM
Canton Arts and Entertainment (or what ever it is called now) and it is closed.
Posted by: Eric | June 22, 2010 8:11 AM
CAE! CAE!
http://www.google.com/maps?near=Canton,+Baltimore,+MD&geocode=CU-sL5VzVNzvFZheVwIdZK5v-ynNFccxigPIiTEgby9YOD0usQ&q=canton+arts+and+entertainment&f=l&sll=39.277912,-76.572561&sspn=0.006245,0.00927&ie=UTF8&hq=canton+arts+and+entertainment&hnear=&ll=39.282609,-76.583536&spn=0,0.000579&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=39.282676,-76.583644&panoid=MF8u095__BezZEjJsci-Ig&cbp=12,51.86,,2,8
Posted by: locust point man | June 22, 2010 8:38 AM
and why...
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/midnight_sun/blog/2010/03/canton_arts_and_entertainment_1.html
Posted by: locust point man | June 22, 2010 8:39 AM
The doors won't open because it's Canton Arts and Entertainment!
Posted by: Cmo | June 22, 2010 8:40 AM
The Bar Formerly Known as Canton Arts and Entertainment
Posted by: JD | June 22, 2010 8:43 AM
canton arts & entertainment
Posted by: tim | June 22, 2010 8:43 AM
It's Canton Arts & Entertainment and it's CLOSED.
Posted by: Ed | June 22, 2010 8:45 AM
i think that used to be hookah's, but i know that closed, and now it has some sort of name like the canton arts district or something
Posted by: brandon | June 22, 2010 8:46 AM
It's Canton Arts and Entertainment...and they are not open for business.
Posted by: micahelporter | June 22, 2010 8:53 AM
Kind of looks like the outside of Canton Arts and Entertainment.
Posted by: Kathy | June 22, 2010 8:53 AM
Oh, and I think the doors won't open because the place closed down.
Posted by: Kathy | June 22, 2010 8:54 AM
Baja Beach Club? Because it's closed?
Posted by: Pat | June 22, 2010 8:57 AM
Canton Arts/Rare Soul, Not open yet
Posted by: Brien | June 22, 2010 9:00 AM
Canton Arts and Entertainment
Posted by: BBFells | June 22, 2010 9:01 AM
Canton Arts and Entertainment...its closed for "renovations"
Posted by: BBFells | June 22, 2010 9:02 AM
Thats Canton arts and Entertainment right there. But it might be something else tomorrow.
Posted by: Stefan | June 22, 2010 9:07 AM
Rare Soul...because it's not open yet!
Posted by: CantStandYah | June 22, 2010 9:31 AM
Kasbah/Canton Arts & Entertainment--it's closed.
Posted by: Stefanie | June 22, 2010 9:49 AM
Canton Arts & Entertainment. Why are the doors locked? Because it was only open for 2.5 seconds. Arts and Entertainment is a very confusing name for a bar. It sounds like a museum or community center. That location is already tough enough without the confusing name. I hope I'm right on this one.
Posted by: LA | June 22, 2010 9:53 AM
Canton Arts and Entertainment!
Posted by: Sarah | June 22, 2010 9:54 AM
canton arts & entertainment, because they closed.
Posted by: Stagger Lee | June 22, 2010 9:56 AM
Canton Arts and Entertainment. I've never seen someone try so hard to get into that place.
Posted by: TS | June 22, 2010 9:58 AM
Looks like the outside of Canton Arts & Entertainment. Doors won't open because it's closed, because barely anyone opened the door when it was open!
Posted by: Dave | June 22, 2010 10:00 AM
Canton Arts and Entertainment.
Because its closed!
Posted by: glenn | June 22, 2010 10:04 AM
Is it Canton Arts and whatever?
And the doors wont open cause its outta bizznezz!!!
Posted by: CalicoGal | June 22, 2010 10:08 AM
hmmmm... Is that the old Hummers/Canton Arts & Entertainment place thingy?
Posted by: duffster | June 22, 2010 10:26 AM
Canton Arts & Entertainment
Posted by: Jonathan | June 22, 2010 10:33 AM
It looks like Canton Arts and Entertainment, and the doors won't because it is probably out of business already.
Posted by: jpasqualem | June 22, 2010 10:35 AM
Canton Arts and Entertainment
Posted by: RayRay | June 22, 2010 10:40 AM
Canton Arts and Entertainment.
They have closed.
Posted by: RayRay | June 22, 2010 10:41 AM
Cockeysville Library?
Posted by: JTK | June 22, 2010 10:43 AM
Canton Arts and Entertainment. AKA - Guttmans.
Posted by: Rich B | June 22, 2010 10:43 AM
And the doors won't open because that place is a black hole from which not even light (beer) can escape.
Posted by: Rich B | June 22, 2010 10:44 AM
ESPN zone. won't open because they're out of business now!
Posted by: FT | June 22, 2010 10:54 AM
the yet-unopened, despite the yes-we're-open signage, rare soul
Posted by: 21224 | June 22, 2010 10:59 AM
Minus5
Posted by: Jen | June 22, 2010 11:02 AM
looks like the old Canton Arts and Entertainment complex to me
Posted by: Geoff | June 22, 2010 11:04 AM
the old baja beach club. wont open b/c it's closed, as in, not in business anymore.
Posted by: Sarah | June 22, 2010 11:17 AM
CA&E
I think it's and easy one.
The doors won't open because its 7:30PM on a saturday and they decided its a good time to close a bar. The awesomest bar in town!
Posted by: Muksells | June 22, 2010 11:18 AM
The Former Canton Arts & Entertainment with some reporter refusing to let go that they're closed.
Posted by: Chris | June 22, 2010 11:46 AM
Huckas/ Canton Arts and Entertainment?
Posted by: Tony Ravioli | June 22, 2010 11:49 AM
Is it that stupid Canton Arts and Entertainment place that closed down?
Posted by: siana | June 22, 2010 11:54 AM
I'm guessing the doors won't open because they are locked, because someone doesn't know what to do with that big of a space. Or they just simply ran out of money.
Posted by: Tony Ravioli | June 22, 2010 11:56 AM
canton arts and entertainment. because it's closed.
Posted by: ryan97ou | June 22, 2010 12:05 PM
Canton Arts & Entertainment, doors won't open because they are supposed to be reorganizing, although they said it would be back open by now.
Posted by: matteo | June 22, 2010 12:14 PM
Canton Arts and Entertainment...another victim of Boston Street or possibly just a bad business model..
Posted by: jesse | June 22, 2010 12:45 PM
Is it Canton Arts and Entertainment? That place lasted all of 5 minutes, so that's why it would be shut down. You know, if that's the bar and such.
Posted by: Amie Chaudry | June 22, 2010 12:59 PM
Canton Arts and Entertainment
Posted by: steve | June 22, 2010 1:04 PM
Caton Arts and Entertainment whatever.... locked up since it folded.
Posted by: dpwac | June 22, 2010 1:07 PM
Canton Arts and Entertainment...It's all kind of closed after a fine month of being open.
Posted by: Andrew | June 22, 2010 1:07 PM
B&O cuz the doors open on the stairs?
Posted by: Tif | June 22, 2010 1:10 PM
Is that the old Hookah's on Boston St? I think it's called Canton Fine Arts or something like that. The doors won't open because it has two entrances and the person is at the wrong one.
Posted by: Mike D | June 22, 2010 1:14 PM
canton arts and entertainment...doors won't open because CAE fell victim to the curse of that building... (and poor management/decor/food/etc from what i hear)
Posted by: drinkycrow | June 22, 2010 1:21 PM
Canton Social club, or whatever it was called. it had three bars in it. on boston st. is closed down supposedly to take it's customers advise on how to improve, but then never reopened.
Posted by: Sam (not sessa) | June 22, 2010 1:35 PM
If the jilted bar patron in the photo is Sessa, then this place clearly has a No-Sessas policy.
Could it be FüL?
Posted by: bryanintowson | June 22, 2010 1:45 PM
Canton Arts and Entertainment - doors won't open because the bar is closed!! Right? Right?
Posted by: PW | June 22, 2010 1:59 PM
Name that bar, vol 22.
It's Rare Soul in Canton and it's not open yet.
Posted by: Eric Larson | June 22, 2010 2:08 PM
ESPNZONE
Posted by: J M | June 22, 2010 2:27 PM
Looks like Canton Arts and Entertainment on Boston Street to me!
Posted by: Dwight | June 22, 2010 2:34 PM
This must be from the "soft opening" that you were not allowed entrance to! Were you allowed to attend the hard exit after this place flopped!!
Posted by: Dwight | June 22, 2010 2:36 PM
I believe this is Canton Arts and Entertainment. The doors won't open because the place closed due to poor marketing, concept and a bad name.
Posted by: I-Support-The-Draft | June 22, 2010 2:38 PM
Canton Arts and Entertainment...or that new one, Soul or Soul Live?
Posted by: Sammie | June 22, 2010 2:59 PM
Canton Arts and Entertainment
Posted by: Josh | June 22, 2010 3:10 PM
(the former) Canton Arts & Entertainment
Posted by: F. Pants McFadden | June 22, 2010 3:58 PM
...and hte doors won't open because of the whole "former" part. And because that building is cursed (see Water St. Grille, Hucka's, etc).
As is the building next to it, (see Kamp, and whatever the name of the swingers bar was.)
Posted by: F. Pants McFadden | June 22, 2010 3:59 PM
the old canton arts and entertainment
Posted by: anchors09 | June 22, 2010 4:44 PM
guess it is downtown & doors are PUSH not pull...may be it is the push not pull bar
Posted by: Marcia osborn | June 22, 2010 8:16 PM
885 Lounge on Howard Street?
Posted by: Ideen | June 22, 2010 11:18 PM
885 Lounge - because it has yet to open? only reserved for private affairs right now.
Posted by: Ideen | June 22, 2010 11:18 PM
Canton Arts and Entertainment
Posted by: JTK | June 23, 2010 9:15 AM
You win, JTK!!!
Posted by: kateebee | June 23, 2010 12:40 PM
dagnabit.
Posted by: bryanintowson | June 23, 2010 2:31 PM
@kateebee - I was all over that one.
Posted by: JTK | June 23, 2010 2:43 PM