John Jacob Zink Explained

John Jacob Zink (1886–1952) was an American architect who designed movie houses in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.

John Jacob Zink
Nationality:	American
Birth Date:	June 1, 1886
Birth Place:	Baltimore, Maryland
Alma Mater:	Maryland Institute, Columbia University
Significant Buildings:	Uptown Theater, Newton Theater, Atlas Theater and Shops, Senator Theatre

Life

He studied at the Maryland Institute (now known as Maryland Institute College of Art), and graduated in 1904.^[1] He apprenticed with Wyatt and Nolting and William H. Hodges. In the evenings he studied at the Columbia School of Architecture and worked with architect Thomas W. Lamb. He worked for Ewald G. Blanke, a famous Baltimore architect, from 1916 to 1924. Their firm of Blanke and Zink was located at 835 Equitable Building in Baltimore City.

In the early 1920s, he started his own design firm. He was a Streamline Moderne architect. Employing modest designs, he concentrated on details, such as views, lighting and acoustics. He incorporated such amenities as nurseries, lounges and smoking rooms.^[2]

Works

• 1921 Century Theatre, Baltimore, MD ^[3]
• 1923 Takoma Theater, Takoma Park, MD^{[4] [5]}
• 1926 Colony Theater, Washington, D.C.
• 1926 Tivoli Theatre (now Weinberg Center for the Arts), Frederick, MD ^[6]
• 1930 Patterson Theater, Baltimore, MD ^[7]

• 1932 Grandin Theatre, Roanoke, VA ^[8]
• 1935 Ambassador Theater, Baltimore, MD ^[9]
• 1936 Uptown Theater, Washington, D.C.
• 1937 Newton Theater, Washington, D.C.^[9]
• 1938 Atlas Theater and Shops, Washington, D.C.
• 1939 Senator Theatre, Baltimore, MD
• 1939 Congress Theater, Washington, D.C.
• 1940 Apex Theater, Washington, D.C.
• 1940 Village Theater, Washington, D.C.
• 1942 Senator Theater, Washington, D.C.
• 1945 Langston Theater, Washington, D.C.
• 1945 Commodore Theater, Portsmouth, VA^[10]
• 1946 Naylor Theater, Washington, D.C.^[11]
• 1948 Carver Theater, Anacostia, Washington, D.C.^[12]
• circa late 1940s Capital Theatre, Annapolis, MD^[13]
• 1950 Flower Theatre, Silver Spring, MD^{[14] [15]}
• 1952 Langley Theatre, Langley Park, MD ^[16]

External links

• Web site: John J. Zink . Cinema Treasures.
• Web site: John J. Zink, Architect . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728082041/http://www.takomatheatreconservancy.org/theatre-history/john-j-zink-architect . dead . 2011-07-28 . Takoma Theater . Takoma Theatre Conservancy . 2011-07-28.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zink, John Jacob (1886 - 1952). 2019. Philadelphia Architects and Buildings. 2019-01-03.
2. Web site: Capitol Theatre . https://web.archive.org/web/20120331115634/http://www.cornerofqueen.com/id55.html . dead . 2012-03-31 . Crispin Enterprises . 2012-03-31.
3. Web site: Loew's Century Theatre in Baltimore, MD - Cinema Treasures.
4. http://www.takomatheatreconservancy.org/theatre-history/theatre-building Takoma Theatre Conservancy - Theatre Building
5. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/763 Takoma Theatre in Washington, DC - Cinema Treasures
6. Web site: Weinberg Center for the Arts in Frederick, MD - Cinema Treasures.
7. Web site: Patterson Performing Arts Center in Baltimore, MD - Cinema Treasures.
8. Web site: The Grandin: History with a Future. 28 August 2017.
9. Web site: Baltimore's crumbling Ambassador Theater, once an Art Deco gem, bought by nonprofit arts space developer. 17 September 2019 .
10. http://www.commodoretheatre.com/history.php History by the Commodore Theatre - Portsmouth, VA
11. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/765 Naylor Theatre in Washington, DC - Cinema Treasures
12. Web site: Carver Theatre. Anacostia. Cinema Treasures. 21 April 2012.
13. Web site: Capitol Theatre in Annapolis, MD - Cinema Treasures.
14. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/767 Flower Theatre in Silver Spring, MD - Cinema Treasures
15. https://archive.today/20130118115208/http://www.boxofficemagazine.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1950-10-7&page_no=1%23page_start Inside Movies Since 1920
16. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/5770 Langley Theatre in Langley Park, MD - Cinema Treasures