The restaurant building at 527 N. Charles Street was used to film a key scene in Barry Levinson’s movie, Diner.

In its kitchen, food was prepared for Tom Brokaw, Kevin Spacey, Richard Gere, Arianna Huffington and all the Christmas parties of John Waters.

The building once served as headquarters of the Baltimore Opera Company. Wallis Warfield Simpson had her hair done there before she became the Duchess of Windsor, when it was Andre’s Empire Salon.

Now, all that history is up for grabs. Sascha Wolhandler and Steve Suser, longtime owners of Sascha’s Cafe, recently listed the property for sale.

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