State Theater
Lindale,
TX
75771
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Previous Names: Lindale Theater
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The Lindale Theater opened in the late-1930’s, and was destroyed in a September 1944 fire. It was remodeled and renamed State Theater in 1946. The 1948 movie "Strike it Rich" was partially filmed in Lindale and the State Theater is clearly visible in a scene where stars Rod Cameron and Bonita Granville pass in front of it. The theater lasted a few more years after that and closed in the mid-1950’s.
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Billy Holcomb / Don Lewis / Billy Smith
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This was in the Port Arthur News in September 1944. Perhaps the remodeling mentioned above followed this blaze, although the theater is called the Lindale and not Linda.
LINDALE, Tex., Sept. 19 (UP)â€"Three Lindale buildings were in ashes today after a fire which threatened the entire town was brought under control late Monday night by equipment from the Tyler fire department. Damage was estimated at $31,000. No one was injured.
The blaze started in the projection booth of the Lindale theater, spread to two nearby buildings, and threatened a drug store and the post office before being brought under control. Estimated losses were the Lindale theater, $16,000; Martin Bowers' furniture store, $10,000; and Lee Hicks' cafe and grocery, $5000.