September 15, 2011 | 10:27 AM | By

“D.C. Wants a Movie Theater East of the Anacostia. Where Should it Go?”

Currently, residents east of the Anacostia River have to travel across the river or into Prince George’s County to see movies.


The last theater east of the river was the Senator, which shuttered in 1989. Back then, in a particularly rough patch in District history, the mayor was Marion Barry. The head of the film office, though, was none other than Crystal Palmer. Today, the Senator’s art deco façade and azure marquee still stand over Minnesota Avenue NE, but the building houses a Subway sandwich shop and a beauty supply store.

— www.washingtoncitypaper.com

  • Anonymous

    Shoot, now that the Union Station multiplex has closed, are there even any first-run movie theaters east of the *Capitol*?