Baltimore Checkbook: Mechanic Theatre site: 'It’s a disgrace and everybody should be upset about it'

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Mechanic Theatre site: 'It’s a disgrace and everybody should be upset about it'

The rubble-filled pit that was once the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre on the city’s main thoroughfare remains an eyesore and magnet for trash and rats going on four years now. And some of the city’s top business leaders and real estate professionals say they’ve had enough. “It’s a disgrace and everybody should be upset about it,” said Courtenay Jenkins, executive director for Cushman & Wakefield’s Baltimore office. Jenkins, who oversees leasing at several nearby buildings, said the site’s co-owner…