State Theatre
406 S. Burdick Street,
Kalamazoo,
MI
49007
406 S. Burdick Street,
Kalamazoo,
MI
49007
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This Atmospheric style movie palace is now the home of performing arts and live concerts. The State Theatre was opened by the Butterfield Theatres chain on July 14, 1927.
It was renovated in 1964, and some of the interior decorations were removed. Butterfield Theatres closed the State Theatre in 1982. Taken over by the Hinman Company in 1985, the interior was restored to its original condition.
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Ross Melnick
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Thanks, Now I’ll be able to sleep tonight.
Here is the State Theater marquee lit up and flashing.
Here is a photo taken in 2000:
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This is another 2008 photo.
A 2009 photo can be seen here.
An earlier entry reminds me of the Blizzard of 1967 when I resided there…it was a 28-inch snowfall…and paralyzed the town for days. There was a photo taken by the Gazette of a worker shovelling the snow in front of the State Theatre which the AP picked up for national distribution. The film on the marquee: “The Endless Summer.”
1963 Photo
1980 Interior
Here is a nice photo.
To say that the theatre was “restored to its original condition” is far from reality.
Auditorium featured in this 1928 trade ad for American Seating: Boxoffice