State Theater
128 N. Central Avenue,
Idabel,
OK
74745
128 N. Central Avenue,
Idabel,
OK
74745
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In 1987 the State Theater sat closed and for sale in a tan brick building. "State" was spelled out in large blue letters against a light blue background framed by a blue border. A colorful red and orange trimmed marquee with a large "S" on the point sheltered the entrance and outside ticket booth.
It is now occupied by a law firm.
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Billy Smith / Don Lewis
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The State was still for sale in 1993 – but it’s now a lawyer’s office!
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All these photos and no address.
The Lawyers offices are LeForce & McCombs, the address is 128 N. Central Ave., Idabel, Ok. 74745.
Here’s the State in 2008 – in it’s second life as a law firm office:
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Ken, you can update the address on this, I found it and put it in my comments on Apr. 25.
Built for B.R. McLendon’s Tri-States Theatres, this deluxe house was to replace Tri-States' Lyric Theatre as Idabel’s first-run theater, and would take the name of the company’s old State Theatre a half block south.
The new State was designed by Dallas architect Raymond F. Smith, according to Boxoffice Magazine, February 16, 1946. The theater was to be completed later that year, and was to have 1100 seats, with 850 on the main floor and 250 in a balcony.
On the opening of the new house, the earlier State Theatre was to be closed and converted to retail space, and the Lyric would be refurbished and become a second-run theater.
Here is a 2009 photo.
This site has limited info on the former State Theater;
http://www.roadsideoklahoma.com/node/145
The Cinema Section of Roadside Oklahome is closed, they no longer have theatre photos according to the site. See their home page for more info.
very nice looking theatre,pity a show is not on the screen,we sure need more LAWYERS!!!!!!!