State Theater
300 Central Avenue NW,
Albuquerque,
NM
87102
300 Central Avenue NW,
Albuquerque,
NM
87102
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This theater was originally known as the Mesa, and stood on Central Avenue at Third Street. The State could seat 350 and is shown as open in the 1945 Film Daily Yearbook, operated by a subsidiary of Paramount Pictures. An office building is on the site of the State today.
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Note the different address in this 1956 article:
FLUID SITUATION: Flood waters which flowed into the lobby of the
State Theater, 213 Central NW, last night created all sorts of problems. Here, an employee sweeps water out the lobby entrance. Flood waters, brought by the first heavy rain of the season,
flowed into several downtown business establishments.
This 1948 article may account for the discrepancy:
Early Action Due On Branch Bank And New Theater
Construction of a new theater on the Mesa Theater site at 213 West Central and a new branch bank at Candelaria Road and North Fourth moved a step nearer Wednesday. George Tucker of Albuquerque Theaters Inc., said the Mesa Theater has been closed in preparation to demolish the building and the adjoining location, formerly occupied
by Butts Drug, so a new theater can be erected. He said permit for the new theater has not been received, but is expected soon. He estimated the new, larger theater would seat from 900 to 3000 patrons.
A 1974 view of the State Theater in Albuquerque.
1983 photo of the State Theatre.
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From the other side another 1983 photo of the State Theatre.
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1981 Photo
Judging from Google’s street view and satellite view, I’m pretty sure the State Theatre building is still standing, though it looks like it was gutted for its conversion into offices, and windows were punched into all of its walls.
Street View has been set to the wrong location. The State was in the second building east of 3rd Street, next door to the tall corner building with the arched windows on the ground floor. Compare correct street view with the first 1983 photo to which Chuck linked earlier. The current office building and the State Theatre building appear to be the same width and height. Probably the same building, remodeled.