State Theatre
109 Washington Street SE,
Gainesville,
GA
30501
109 Washington Street SE,
Gainesville,
GA
30501
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The State Theatre was located in downtown Gainesville on Washington between Bradford and Green Street. Seating was listed at 567. It was opened October 20, 1924, but was destroyed by a fire in March 1925. It was rebuilt and in operation in the mid-1930’s when it was operated by Lucas and Jenkins. By 1940 it was under the Georgia Theatre Co. listings and remained that way until its closing in the early-1950’s. The building is very ornate and still in use for retail.
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Here is news from the November 1, 1924, issue of The Moving Picture World:
An article about Gainesville’s movie theaters in the September 26, 2010, issue of the Gainesville Times said that a fire swept the block the State Theatre was in five months after the house opened, but Plaginos quickly rebuilt the theater on the same site.