State Theatre

This was one of three movie theatres that were within blocks of each other in Clairton, specifically as people there called it Clairton Hill (the other two being the Colonial Theatre and Capitol Theatre, both have been demolished). There were two more theatres in Clairton, one in the Wilson district, the other in the Blair Heights district, both of these long gone.

The State Theatre showed first run movies in it’s heyday and by the 1970’s showed mostly "blaxpotation" films. Closed sometimes in the late-1970’s. The front part of the building (the lobby) was eventually turned into a coffee shop/diner and the marquee removed. The coffee shop has been closed many years and the building sits empty.

The theatre seats still remain, along with the screen. The State Theatre had a downstairs with pinball machines. If you went by there now, you would never know that a movie theatre still sits inside.

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