State Cinema

The Pentagon,
Ballymena, BT41

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popcorn_pete
popcorn_pete on June 25, 2016 at 8:14 am

The State opened on 2 December 1935 with Ruggles of Red Gap. It remained closed between 1978 and 1983. There were plans to add two more screens in 1994 by acquiring Allen’s Garage but I don’t know if this was ever done.

sidney
sidney on March 24, 2015 at 11:39 am

The State Cinema was opened in the early 1940’s. It was independently operated and was closed in the mid-1970’s.

The building stood empty for several years and fell into disrepair. By 1991 it had re-opened and had been converted into a 3-screen cinema.

wrong information….state cinema was never closed in the 7os 80s or 90s…also was a two screen cinema…not a 3 screen

DavidSimpson
DavidSimpson on November 6, 2013 at 12:00 am

My photograph of the closed State was taken in November 1998.

Ken Roe
Ken Roe on December 23, 2008 at 1:48 pm

A view of the State Cinema in the early-1940’s:
http://flickr.com/photos/kevp/2952401119/
Photographed in May 2005:
http://flickr.com/photos/johnself/13720227/
Shortly before demolition in May 2006;
http://flickr.com/photos/quackbad/408670804/