State Theatre
913 Washington Avenue,
Bay City,
MI
48708
913 Washington Avenue,
Bay City,
MI
48708
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Built in 1908 during the booming lumbering era in Michigan, the STATE Theatre was known as the BIJOU and was redone in 1930 by C. Howard Crane, who used local labor using hand-crafted plaster casts for the 9,500 square-foot theatre. As years passed and owners changed, the Mayan murals were painted over and water damage became evident. The Dow Chemical Company Foundation provided financial support for the restoration project.
Theatre Historical Society will be visiting this theater during our 2011 Conclave – “The Michigan Roads Less Traveled” June 21-25. See the website for details www.historictheatres.org
New Marquee is nice, but I like the old one better,but no one asked me.
This is a nice 2009 photo.
1985 Night Photo
Here is a 1985 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/cjazsg
Sorry, but I think the original marquee was much nicer and historically significant. the new one is flashy but too plastic.
Here are some photos of the marquee coming down from the Bay City Times in August 2008:
http://tinyurl.com/9zj3r4
Re: the new marquee…………
Really would have loved to see a closer replica more true to the old “Bay” marquee, than this flashy digital animated thing. Yes, I’m a purist, but I really think this missed the mark.
More State Theater photos here:
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You can’t remove them. Don’t worry about it. If management feels that they are a problem, they will remove them.
Well, I’d remove the post but there doesn’t seem to be a way to do it. I’ll just use links from now on.
Where is Joe Vogel? See Joe, many people embed photos. In case your wondering what I’m talking about, read the comment on the Wiltern Theater listing dated Sep 23, 2008 at 4:38pm.
August 15, 2008 — The State Theater Marquee in Bay City, Michigan was torn down to make way for a new digital Marquee. (Video by Julie McCallum of MyBayCity.com)
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Unveiling of the New Marquee at the State Theater in Bay City, MI on 9/11/2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0Oxz-fgwHg
This was the old marquee as it looked in February 2007.
Beautiful ! Very nice.
Anyone take any photos of the new marquee??? please post. thanks
Cool stuff! Thanks for posting and sharing it. Wish I could’ve seen what the inside of the theatre looked like, but I wasn’t able to link onto that particular link. It looks like a gorgeous theatre, though.
This website has a number of photos of the State Theater including the Bay and the Bijou.
The Related Websites link needs to be updated. This is the correct link. In addition to movies, this is also a performing arts theater. 600 seats.
Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/28ogp2
A Barton theater organ was installed in the Orpheum Theater in 1921 so it was named the Orpheum by that time.