The main competitor to the Charles Theater is the Senator, located in a run-down building on York Road. This is kind of a famous place, built in the 1930s in grand art deco style, the Senator has seen better days. Nevertheless many Baltimore premiers have happened here, including (of course) John Water's and Barry Levinson's films. Now the theater shows a combination of first-run films, art films, etc. It is nice to have an alternative to the giant mega-plex.
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