In their quest to revitalize and repopulate troubled neighborhoods in Baltimore, business and community leaders are getting help from a unique source: the arts.

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James “Buzz” Cusack and his daughter Kathleen Lyon walk through the dust with a flashlight, gingerly stepping around ladders and scaffolding to show off the sturdy bones of the historic Senator Theatre.

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Cinematic entertainment has come a long way from the black-and-white talkies that fostered the growth of one of the world’s largest leisure industries. The movie business can be lucrative, but it often throws major curveballs at theater owners — especially small, independent ones.

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For sale: Baltimore’s historic gem, the Senator Theatre.

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