State Theater
128 N. Central Avenue,
Idabel,
OK
74745
128 N. Central Avenue,
Idabel,
OK
74745
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The New State opened August 19, 1947 with “Carnival in Costa Rica.”
very nice looking theatre,pity a show is not on the screen,we sure need more LAWYERS!!!!!!!
This site has limited info on the former State Theater;
http://www.roadsideoklahoma.com/node/145
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’s the State in 2008 – in it’s second life as a law firm office:
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The State was still for sale in 1993 – but it’s now a lawyer’s office!
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A 1987 view of the State Theater in Idabel.