Terry Gilliam, 1995
Nacido en 1940 en Nuremberg (Alemania), Helmut Jahn ha aportado una imagen dinámica a los proyectos públicos de gran escala, y en particular a las torres de oficinas, recurriendo a la más moderna tecnología y a un estilo que recuerda el Art Deco de los años 20 y 30. Establecido en el 'Mid-west', ha logrado superar con éxito la difícil transición de Europa a Estados Unidos, donde ha hecho carrera construyendo obras importantes en Chicago, Nueva York, Filadelfia y Francfort. [...]
Contemporary American Architectes
Philip Jodidio
1994 Taschen ed.
Senator Theatre - 5904 York Road, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
The Senator Theater opened October 5, 1939, with 1,024 seats, showing “Stanley and Livingston” starring Spencer Tracy. It was designed in the Art Deco style by theatre architect John J. Zink, whose other theatre designs include the Uptown Theatre in Washington DC. On one side of the projection booth was a sound-proof party room and on the other side there was a sound-proof nursery.
During its operation, the theater has been used to raise millions of dollars for local and national charitable organizations. It has also hosted world premieres and has been featured in numerous films and commercials, including “Avalon”, “12 Monkeys”, “Cecil B. Demented”, and others.
As the Senator Theatre was running in the red, ownership fell in the hands of the City of Baltimore. The City closed the theatre in July 2010, the only time it had been closed since it opened. The City selected the operator of the Charles Theatre to take over, and it reopened on October 15, 2010 with the Bruce Willis thriller “Red”.
The theatre is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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