State Theater

1412 Farnam Street,
Omaha, NE 68102

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rivest266
rivest266 on December 4, 2011 at 5:43 pm

I have uploaded the grand opening ad as Sun from November 30th, 1916 and as State from September 14th, 1929 as well as a picture of the Sun.

cmartens54
cmartens54 on April 17, 2011 at 9:20 pm

The State Theater was across from the Paxton Hotel, where the downtown library is now located, on the North side of Farnam between 14th and 15th Streets.

mormonpreacher
mormonpreacher on November 30, 2009 at 1:17 am

Can someone tell me exactly where on Farnam the State sat? Was it on the north side of the street or the south side? Was it in the same block as the old WOW building, or was it further east?

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on April 7, 2009 at 4:17 am

1967 photo of the State Theatre.
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beardbear31
beardbear31 on September 25, 2006 at 12:56 am

The Sun Theater was part of a “planetary” theme at the time in naming theaters in Omaha. There was the Sun Theater, the Moon Theater, and the World Theater (later renamed the Omaha Theater). Sorry that I haven’t found out much information about the Moon, perhaps it was renamed also.