The State Theatre came into my life as an organist for the “Golden Gate Temple” a evangelical seven day a week revival center. As the organist I remember the incredible three and half manual Mighty Wurlitzer installed, I’m told, personally by Robert Hope-Jones. The huge 32 foot pipes, I’m also told, were considered as part of the plot of a film that Alfred Hitchcock thought about creating. No, question, it was quite a theatre and the destruction of the theatre was certainly another San Francisco tragedy.
Allen White
San Francisco, California
June 18, 2004
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The State Theatre came into my life as an organist for the “Golden Gate Temple” a evangelical seven day a week revival center. As the organist I remember the incredible three and half manual Mighty Wurlitzer installed, I’m told, personally by Robert Hope-Jones. The huge 32 foot pipes, I’m also told, were considered as part of the plot of a film that Alfred Hitchcock thought about creating. No, question, it was quite a theatre and the destruction of the theatre was certainly another San Francisco tragedy.
Allen White
San Francisco, California
June 18, 2004
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