Gorden's
Known Name(s)
Gorden's
Address
1533 Druid Hill Avenue Baltimore, MD
Physical Status
Extant
Description
A 3-story, 3-bay building at the outheast corner of Druid Hill Avenue and McMechen Street. The west brick façade appears to be new, and the windows in the north elevation have been bricked over and then painted. There is one entrance to the building on the north side that is also marked "1533" and this may have been entrance to the restaurant.
Detailed History
The 1940 Baltimore C&P Telephone Directory lists Gorden's as "Gordon's Dining Room" at 1533 Druid Hill Avenue. James Gordon was the proprietor. The restaurant only appears in one Afro-American Newspaper story about the sugar shortage during World War II.
