State Theatre
277 State Street,
Schenectady,
NY
12305
277 State Street,
Schenectady,
NY
12305
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The State Theatre was opened on December 10, 1922 with Harold Lloyd in “Grandma’s Boy”. It was closed in 1989 and the auditorium was demolished. The front section of the building remains in situ today.
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Absolutely.
Here’s a 1923 view of the State’s resident orchestra:
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Please compare to stage view in Library of Congress photo previously linked above by “ken mc”:
http://tinyurl.com/3cvp95
This is the State in 1979.
How much of this theater was demolished? Here is a recent photo.
Must have been just the auditorium that was demolished. Here us a photo fo the front courtesy of e50e.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/e50e/3817473939/
This opened on December 10th, 1922. You can load the microfilm in this new remote-control microfilm reader at View link remember to rewind it after you are done.
Demolition Photos of the State Theatre.
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The auditorium portion of the State was demolished in the late 80’s for a parking lot. The entrance arcade and marquee are still standing. The marquee is rented out to local businesses to advertise their wares.
re: Check 1231’s photo link from 12/22/2009. Isn’t that Olender’s building facade (across the street) the ugliest thing you’ve ever seen? Looks like a 40 foot by 70 foot sheet of faded gray-green sheet metal with a few silver squares attached to it. Who would ever want to cover the front of their department store with that – unless they wanted to drive themselves out of business?? Compare that with the classy building just to the left. Who would you do business with?? I just don’t understand 60’s architecture.
An image mistakenly posted in the Photos Section for the RKO Plaza shows that the State’s auditorium had a stadium section at the rear, instead of an overhanging balcony.