State Theatre

Pictured in this 1938 trade ad: Boxoffice

Yes. Mainly that’s the Los Angeles Conservancy’s big fundraising event, Last Remaining Seats. Starting on the last Wednesday in May, we show six classic movies, usually in the downtown theaters, but sometimes branch out to other parts of LA.

Rafaelstorm, in terms of these theaters ever operating solely as movie theaters again, maybe. In the near-term picture, no. There’s a larger, more diverse population living there now. They’re cleaning up the buildings, fixing the sidewalks, and talking about putting in a streetcar. For a certain type of person (single, interested in an urban lifestyle), downtown is very attractive. And businesses are moving in to support them. The Belasco and Palace have recently reopened as a multi-purpose entertainment venue and a theater, respectively. Of course, the Orpheum, Globe, Mayan and Million Dollar have been operating for a while now in various capacities. The UA may open a new chapter in its history, if the right buyer can be found.

Great photo ken mc I quess every city had a least 1 Woolworths also.

Here are some photos taken today:
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It is closed as a movie theater. Being open as a church is of no consequence for this web-site

Here is part of an August 1963 article in the LA Times:

With the U.S. premiere if “Cielo Rojo” as the piece de resistance and an appearance by Latin movie queen Sonia Furio, plus young Rodolfo de Anda, the State Theater splashes into the Spanish-language film field. “Cielo Rojo”, filmed in what must be the best Eastmancolor photography yet applied to movies shot in outdoor Mexico, deserves some comparison to another Latin epic of recent years, “Black Orpheus”.

With Patricia Conde, Miss Furio and young de Anda as the stars, “Cielo Rojo” explores the lives of Acapulco’s world-famed divers. It peeks into their social drawbacks, the main theme being illegitimacy and the ultimate righting of same. In young de Anda’s acting, one sees the promise of excellent things to come.

Here is a February 1937 ad from the LA Times:
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Here are photos from 1980 and 1982:
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Here is a late 1930s photo from the USC archive:
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It is the State theater,ken mc. That’s from around December of 1957, when the double feature of Reform School Girl and Rock Around the World played there.

This photo is supposed to be at a theater in downtown Los Angeles. I thought the marquee most closely matched that of the State:
http://electricearl.com/dws/movie.html

Here is an August 1925 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/dmvrkr