State Theatre
220 N. Washington Street,
Falls Church,
VA
22046
220 N. Washington Street,
Falls Church,
VA
22046
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1945 photo added courtesy of the Quentin Porter Collection.
worked here in ‘87 and '88, just before it shut down. Nice to see the improvements. They ran a couple marathons over weekends, but I can’t remember the genre now…
Love this place! My buddy & I saw “Jaws” and “Can’t stop the music” (yes, the village people movie) there.
There seem to be two different site for this theater, this one and the one at the top of the page:
http://www.thestatetheatre.com/index.xml
Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/8fuvgs
Here are a couple of shots of the State from March 2008. Although the interior has had some major renovations, it is still a great venue: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
This is a painting by Hannah Shapero:
http://tinyurl.com/2kyyve
Booth ran Simplex E-7 projectors with Peerless Magnarcs powered by generators
The local paper in Arlington has an ‘X years ago in history’ feature that mentioned this theater as being in trouble with the Commonwealth for trying to buck the blue laws (re: Sunday movies) in 1936. It was apparently one of the first in VA to try.
I saw my first movie at the State (“Lady and the Tramp”). I took my oldest child to the State for his first movie (“Pete’s Dragon”) in 1984. It was in nasty shape at that time. I can’t tell you how delighted I am to find it returned to it’s former glory as a local night club. I have been there on several occasions since its renovation. Though my kids will not see any more movies there, they can still appreciate the wonderful craftsmanship of the theater. Now if only the Amuzu Theater in Southport could be refurbished and returned to it’s former glory! What a wonderful independent film theater it would be! And with the sophisticated Baby Boomers who keep moving into the area, it’s certain to stay afloat. Come on Mr. Owner – don’t just sit on it any more!