BALTIMORE "The Block" Streetscape: PRINTBALTIMORE, Maryland's "The Block." Awesome early twentieth century neo classical Architecture up top, ummm. slightly skanky down below. Known in B'more as "The Block" this has been the historical heart of "BURLESK" in Baltimore. Once on the edge of town, The Block was quickly enveloped by the growing city. The historic Gayety Theater was built in 1906 and Baltimoreans were entertained here for decades with burlesque and vaudevillian acts. It's booming