The Maryland Daily Record has reported that Lenny's Delicatessen will not immediately close to make room for museum but will stay in place as long as it can.
An excerpt from the article reads:
Wednesday's reports that Lenny's Delicatessen would leave its spot
on East Lombard Street in three years after the sale of its space to
the Jewish Museum of Maryland are only partially true.
Owner Alan Smith said Thursday that the deli, on
Baltimore's famed Corned Beef Row, has signed a five-year lease with
the museum, and the business will look for a new spot on the block when
the time comes to move.
"Our immediate plans are we just renovated and we're
going to stay there as long as we can," Smith said of the updated
dining room, complete with black-and-white photos reflecting the
history of that part of Lombard Street.
A year after announcing plans to expand onto the Lenny's
lot, the museum said it finalized the deal Wednesday. Lenny's has at
least three more years at its Lombard Street location, after which the
museum can give the deli a year's notice to find a new home. The deli
can leave at any time as long as it is moving and not just closing,
Smith said.
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