State Theater
209 W. Dixie Avenue,
Elizabethtown,
KY
42701
209 W. Dixie Avenue,
Elizabethtown,
KY
42701
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Historic State Theater Complex (Official)
Additional Info
Firms: T.J. Murphy & Sons
Functions: Live Performances, Live Theater, Movies (Classic)
Styles: Art Deco
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
270.234.8258
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Once the largest theater in Elizabethtown, the historic State Theater opened June 11, 1942, and was closed on September 2, 1982 with the movie “ET-The Extra Terrestrial”, forty years after it first opened.
In 2009, the State Theater has been reopened and restored to its original appearance, and features live entertainment.
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Randi Skaggs
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The Historic State Theater in E-town Kentucky is having it’s grand re-opening March 28 thru April 4th. The lights came back on Mar 28th after 20 years of darkness.
The next phase will be to restore the Historic Theater to its original beauty. The walls and murals will be brought back as they were in 1942 and the Theater will also be used for productions as well as luncheons, dinners, receptions, industrial meetings, weddings, schools, churches and clubs. When complete it will seat up to 700 people and be an asset to the community.
When the State Theatre was a movie theatre it seated 954 people.
Here is a photo:
http://flickr.com/photos/rja/27384943/
Here is a 1980 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/cltbqm
Nice.
It is a nice-looking theatre. Though it appears that the underside of the marquee is missing.
Opened on June 11, 1942.
Functions should also include: Movies (classic)
Circa 1953 photo added courtesy of Larry Kleebauer Sr.
The State Theatre closed as a first-run theater on September 2, 1982 with “E.T.-The Extra Terrestrial” when the nearby Elizabethtown Cinema was tripled and became the Cinema 3 the following day.