State Theater
111 W. J. Arden Mays Boulevard,
Plant City,
FL
33563
111 W. J. Arden Mays Boulevard,
Plant City,
FL
33563
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The State Theater opened in 1939. It closed as a movie theater in the 1950’s and was last used as an antique and collectibles store.
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The June 7, 1952, issue of Boxoffice devoted its Modern Theatre section to articles about remodeling. One article was about the State, which had been expanded and remodeled at a cost of $20,000. The architects for the remodeling were Kemp, Bunch & Jackson.
Here is a recent photo. Looks like the building is still for sale.
This theatre is featured in the current issue of Hemmings Motor News (www.hemmings.com) with a photo and the following information: Beautiful 1939 Art Deco Theatre (non-functional), would make a great car museum, residence or antique shop, over 1,000 ft. of neon on facade, 5,000 s/f ground floor, 2,000 s/f balcony, 1,500 s/f lobby is air conditioned, elegantly finished with fine woodwork and ceiling fans, lobby also includes nostalgic gas station facade and 50s soda fountain facade, 20 miles east of Tampa, FL, $285,000. Cecil, 813-621-2220 or 813-312-1701, FL
If anyone calls these numbers and speaks with Cecil, please tell this person you saw the ad on Cinema Treasures. Personally I would hope that a cinema buff would purchase this art deco treasure and return it to a cinema! And if anyone who lives in or near Plant City is familiar with the State please post your thoughts. Thanks.
In the above 1988 photo posted in April ‘09 it shows a completely different facade with NO marquee yet in more recent photos there is a very nice marquee WITH CLOCK so my question is…..did it become a theatre again after it was a jewelry store and before it became an antique/collectibles store? Someone from the area will have the answer, I hope. Let’s hope that it becomes a theatre once again for the fine folks of Plant City!
The Hemmings ad is in the back of the magazine/real estate section.
2010 photo of the State Theatre.
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Plant City seems to have the former State AND the Capitol. The art deco State should still be a theatre and not an antique store as the exterior still seems to look like a theatre!
2009 photo of the State Theatre in Plant City.
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Here is a picture from July 2010.
Photos of the concession stand and the ladies' lounge illustrate this brief article about the remodeling of the State Theatre in Boxoffice of June 7, 1952.