The Baltimore Eagle initially operated from 1991 to 2012, the same year building owner Ian Parrish and his father, Charles, purchased the property. Five years later, it reopened in 2017 under the purview of 4 Crazy Guys, LLC. It closed in July 2018, amidst a dispute between 4 Crazy Guys and the Parrish family. The former party listed alleged violations of their licensing terms on the bar’s website, including body-shaming comments about female models in marketing materials and revoking managers’ access to the bar’s Facebook page, and other interference with business. At the time, Parrish denied taking Facebook access away and explained that the marketing critiques were simply meant to protect the trademark and public image.