State Theatre
122 East Trade Street,
Charlotte,
NC
28202
122 East Trade Street,
Charlotte,
NC
28202
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This movie theatre opened in downtown Charlotte in 1918 and had several different names over the years. It started life as the Strand Theatre and became the Criterion Theatre in 1931 and then the State Theatre in 1937. It was mostly a second run house and movies often shared the bill with vaudeville acts. One programming highlight was the local premier and extended run of the first Oscar winning film “Wings” in 1928 when the theater was know briefly as the Capitol Theatre. Movies continued playing until around 1952.
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Mark Huffstetler
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According to Bowers' “Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments” page 551, the “Sunset Amus Co.” of Charlotte had a Reproduco organ made by the Operators Piano Co. I could not find a page for them, so I am putting this here for the time being.
The March 14, 1953, issue of Boxoffice said that the State Theatre had been closed and converted to commercial use “about a year ago.”
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