Opening as the Times Theatre, and operating for years under that name, the Charles has survived over the past 30 years by showing movies not available anywhere else. Considered Baltimore's Art House, the Charles Theatre as done well in the past, and continues to survive drawing in crowds two blocks north of Baltimore's Penn Station on Charles Street. The Charles was built out of a converted train shed for Baltimore streetcar system, and was recently renovated to include several movie theatres in the same complex. I remember the Charles Theatre back in the 1980's, seeing movies you would never see anywhere else, in a slightly run down movie house with torn seats and a younger crowd, but it was always a lot of fun. The theatre has been updated and continues to this day to show the movies you just won't find anywhere else.    For years, Times ads were listed with the Roslyn Theatre on Howard Street. This ad, circa 1953 , mentions that the theatres were open until 4 A.M.   The ad on the left , circa 1968, is for the Sandy Dennis film " The Fox". The movie ads of the time show the Charles was the only theatre to show that movie in town.   An old Bing Crosby film , circa 1947, showing at the Times Theatre, as well as the Rosyln Theatre..   It was never much to look at from the front, but the Charles Theatre has survived, along with the Senator Theatre, to continue to showing movies in Baltimore City. The picture above was taken in the 1980's.

Shot of the Charles Theatre before it was converted into a movie house. The building was used as a trolley shed before being converted into the Times/Charles Theatre.