State Theatre

Ukiah, CA

350 North State Street

, Ukiah, CA 95482 United States

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Status:	Closed/Demolished
Screens:	Single Screen
Style:	Unknown

Function:	Unknown
Seats:	900
Chain:	Unknown

Architect:	Unknown
Firm:	Unknown

A view of the State Theatre's packed auditorium on the night the theater opened; February 6, 1914

Photo courtesy of William French

Opened as the Victory Theatre in 1914, this theater was very simplistic in design.

As happened at many others of this time, until the 1940s, and the ending of segregation, Native Americans were only allowed to sit in the theatre's balcony.

The theater closed around 1950 when nearby Ukiah Theatre was opened. At the time, the building was converted into use as a grocery store, called the State Market.

In the late 1970s, most of the theater was demolished to make way for a new office building. As an homage to the theater which formerly sat on its site, the building was named after the Victory Theatre.

Contributed by William French

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Only a small portion of the orignal building survives. It is a brick wall covered in metal siding. It can be seen in the rear parking lot of the building to the south. Much of the brick from the demolition was reused in the current structure. The brick can been seen inside on some of the walls. The brick was also used for the exterior walkways.

posted by frenchjr25 on Nov 15, 2003 at 10:46am

A Wurlitzer theater organ opus 1820 style 108 was installed in the State Theater in Ukiah on 12/22/1927.

posted by Lost Memory on Oct 4, 2007 at 7:13pm

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