State Theatre
929 College Street,
Bowling Green,
KY
42101
929 College Street,
Bowling Green,
KY
42101
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The Diamond Theatre was opened in 1921, with a seating capacity of 850. By 1950, the theatre was listed with 1,053 seats. The Diamond Theatre operated as a single screen, first run hall and was later renamed State Theatre continuing into the mid-1980’s.
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Will Dunklin
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Paper has been off the windows for a bit now. No new signs up.
1980 photo of the State Theatre. It was operating as a theatre in 1980. “10” was playing.
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Here is another 1980 photo.
In an article on Midwest Theatre Corp. They took over the operations of the State Theatre in 1961 and operated the theatre until its closing in 1983.
There’s a Boxoffice item of July 10, 1948, saying that the Crescent Amusement Company’s Diamond Theatre in Bowling Green was to be enlarged and remodeled. The manager said that the building would be extended by about 65 feet. Boxoffice of February 5, 1949, said that the Diamond Theatre had been closed for extensive remodeling.
The December 3, 1949, issue of Boxoffice announced that the State Theatre had opened. The item claimed a seating capacity of 1,400 for the expended house (probably an exaggeration.) The item noted that Crescent Amusement Co. also operated the Capitol and Princess theaters in Bowling Green.
There’s a page on facebook “Bowling Green Since 1950, Kentucky”. One of the wall photos is of the State with the commenters saying the first movies they saw there or date memories.
Jan 1 1969 THE STATE was playing “KILLERS THREE” rated M.
Someone could have done a much better marquee than what that picture shows with “10” on it.Pity to have a marquee that nice and a lazy manager running it.
Marilyn Dee Casto’s book “Actors, Audiences, and Historic Theatres of Kentucky” says that the Diamond Theatre opened in 1921.
Seeing that picture makes me sad. I loved the State Theater