State Theatre
108 Fourth Avenue NE,
Austin,
MN
55912
108 Fourth Avenue NE,
Austin,
MN
55912
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The Lyric Theatre opened in around 1912. By 1925, it had been renamed State Theatre with seating listed at 440. The theatre was operated by various companies including, Finklestein Theatres, Publix and Minnesota Amusements.
The theatre closed in 1950 and still standing, usage unknown.
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The State was sold by the Minnesota Amusement Company, a Paramount affiliate, to comply with the terms of the Paramount consent decree. The February 18, 1950, issue of Boxoffice reported the sale, saying that the State had been MAC’s “C” house in Austin. The buyers were the Donovan Brothers.
According to a 1966 article from the Austin Daily Herald, quoted by ken mc in a comment of Dec 16, 2006, on the Paramount Theatre page, the State actually opened as the Lyric sometime around 1912, and operated until about 1962. It was converted into a Goodwill store in 1966.
No longer a Goodwill Store, No Goodwills listed for Austin, MN.