Renovated American Brewery finds new purpose

Mar 21, 2014

Renovated American Brewery finds new purpose

Matt Bracken 0 Comment Maryland, The Baltimore Sun American Brewery

Baltimore Sun pictures of the American Brewery through the years, from the 1970s through renovation in the 2000s to present day.

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: 1973 photo of the American Brewery. (Baltimore Sun photo)

: Gambrinus, the patron saint of brewers, hoists a mug of froth in salute outside of the American Brewery. (1973 Baltimore Sun photo)

: Putting the American Brewery statue away. (William Laforce, Jr./Baltimore Sun)

: The site of the vacant American Brewery on Gay Street, has become a scrap tire dump, which has concerned the Maryland Department of the Environment. (Linda Coan/Baltimore Sun)

: The site of the vacant American Brewery on Gay Street, has become a scrap tire dump, which has concerned the Maryland Department of the Environment. (Linda Coan/Baltimore Sun)

: The moon peeks from behind clouds that drift above the American Brewery, which looms in darkened abandon above Gay Street in a view south towards the glow of the downtown city skyline on Feb. 3, 2006. (Baltimore Sun Staff/Karl Merton Ferron)

: The moon peeks from behind clouds that drift above the American Brewery, which looms in darkened abandon above Gay Street in a view south towards the glow of the downtown city skyline on Feb. 3, 2006. (Baltimore Sun Staff/Karl Merton Ferron)

: The vacant American Brewery looms above a number of mostly vacant homes on Gay Street just north of Federal Street on July 12, 2006. (The Baltimore Sun/Karl Merton Ferron)

: Workers prepare to install new cornices above the main entrance of the old American Brewery, undergoing renovation by Struever Bros. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

: Developers overseeing the renovation of the American Brewery site in East Baltimore received a $700,000 grant from the city’s housing department. Two companies, Gotham Development and Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse, are investing more than $35 million to convert the five-story former brewery into office space for Humanim Inc., a nonprofit social services agency in Columbia. (Christopher T. Assaf/Baltimore Sun)

: A view facing north towards the American Brewery, photographed while standing at the southern corner of Collington Av at E. Oliver on June 2, 2006. (Baltimore Sun/Karl Merton Ferron)

: Restoration efforts of the American Brewery building are beginning to show on the roof of the building. New slate tiles, windows and and freshly painted trim are the easily visible aspects of the restoration. (Christopher T. Assaf /Baltimore[Sun

: One of two processing tanks at The old American Brewery was opened up to make a useable space, and its 12,000 lb. cover was hoisted above. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

: Unusual and varied round windows contrast with rectangular ones, set off by details such as the rosette at right. The old American Brewery, undergoing renovation by Struever Bros. Eccles and Rouse, Inc. for its non-profit occupant, Humanim. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

: The vacant American Brewery, reaching into the Baltimore sky since 1863, stands as shadows creep towards the building in the afternoon sun on Gay Street on May 10, 2006. (Baltimore Sun/Karl Merton Ferron)

: View from the fifth floor terrace of the old American Brewery of rowhouses in Broadway East, a struggling area. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

: View from Gay Street of the old American Brewery, undergoing renovation by Struever Bros. Eccles and Rouse, Inc. for its non-profit occupant, Humanim. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

: Bernadette Taylor, a Southern Baptist church member who lives in E. Baltimore, claps to the music of her church choir, Southern Baptist church, who performed at a renovation celebration in front of American Brewery. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

: The vacant American Brewery, reaching into the Baltimore sky since 1863, looms over the rear of several vacant homes on the southern side of North Avenue in a view across from Castle St. on May 10, 2006. (Baltimore Sun Staff/Karl Merton Ferron)

: The vacant American Brewery, reaching into the Baltimore sky since 1863, looms over the rear of several vacant homes on the southern side of North Avenue in a view across from Castle St. on May 10, 2006. (Baltimore Sun Staff/Karl Merton Ferron)

: The vacant American Brewery, reaching into the Baltimore sky since 1863, looms over the rear of several vacant homes on the southern side of North Avenue in a view across from Castle St. on May 10, 2006. (Baltimore Sun Staff/Karl Merton Ferron)

: Workers frame the windows on the second floor of the American Brewery Company building on Gay Street. (Christopher T. Assaf / Baltimore Sun)

: One steel brewing tank remains from the previous glory days of the American Brewery Company. (Christopher T. Assaf /Baltimore Sun)

: Ornate brick work and architectural details have been restored in the building that had been deteriorating since the early 1970s. (Jed Kirschbaum/Baltimore Sun)

: Architectural flourishes have been restored at the American Brewery. (Jed Kirschbaum/Baltimore Sun)

: The long-dormant American Brewery building on Gay Street is slowly returning to form as a painstaking restoration continues. A Howard County group is bringing 250 jobs to the neighborhood. (Christopher T. Assaf/Baltimore Sun)

: The long-dormant American Brewery building on Gay Street is slowly returning to form as a painstaking restoration continues. A Howard County group is bringing 250 jobs to the neighborhood. (Christopher T. Assaf/Baltimore Sun)

: Kenneth W. Lewis, a laborer from the neighborhood, cleans windows of a conference room that looks out east towards the Key Bridge. (Jed Kirschbaum/Baltimore Sun)

: A large air exchange fan glistens in one of the building’s towers. (Jed Kirschbaum/Baltimore Sun)

: View from the fifth floor terrace that used to hold air conditioning machinery. (Jed Kirschbaum/Baltimore Sun)

: A lattice roof provides shade off of a lounge on an outdoor terrace. (Jed Kirschbaum/Baltimore Sun)

: The American Brewery building, one of several historic Baltimore buildings that has been repurposed. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun_

: Located in the historic American Brewery Building, Humanim Inc. is one of The Baltimore Sun’s 100 Top Workplaces for 2013. They are the No. 9 largest workplace. Humanim specializes in human and social services. (Photo by Doug Kapustin for The Baltimore Sun)

: Located in the historic American Brewery Building, Humanim Inc. is one of The Baltimore Sun’s 100 Top Workplaces for 2013. A massive boardroom highlights the space. They are the number nine large workplace. Humanim specializes in human and social services. (Doug Kapustin/For The Baltimore Sun)

: Located in the historic American Brewery Building, Humanim Inc. is one of The Baltimore Sun’s 100 Top Workplaces for 2013. They are the No. 9 largest workplace. Humanim specializes in human and social services. (Photo by Doug Kapustin for The Baltimore Sun)

: Located in the historic American Brewery Building, Humanim Inc. is one of The Baltimore Sun’s 100 Top Workplaces for 2013. They are the No. 9 largest workplace. Humanim specializes in human and social services. (Photo by Doug Kapustin for The Baltimore Sun)

: The renovated American Brewery has been open for six years. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Conference space on the second floor of the building. The renovated American Brewery has been open for six years. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Multi-purpose room in the renovated American Brewery. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

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