State Theatre
104 E. Ocean Boulevard,
Long Beach,
CA
90802
104 E. Ocean Boulevard,
Long Beach,
CA
90802
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On this site at the corner of Pine Avenue and Ocean Boulevard, a high-rise commercial and residential development will be built. We are looking for architectural “artifacts”, which will be used in the elevation and possibly interior areas of the building. We would appreciate learning about the possibility of acquiring these items. Please contact me at Thank you.
the building that housed the state was called the jergins trust building….it also contained the long beach municipal court offices until a separate court building was built in 1960…there was an underground walkway that went from the north side of ocean, under the building to an underground arcade that was actually under the theater…it was one of my dad’s favorites when he was in the navy during ww2…and one of mine until it finally closed…it covers a corner of the long beach performing arts center
The State Theatre was located at 104 E. Ocean Ave.
I stand corrected. This theatre is now a big hole in the ground.
The theater may be long gone, but the building remains in downtown Long Beach. I shot a film there while at CSULB and while I could tell a theater had been there, I could not tell it had been such a big house.
The last chain to operate this theatre was Pacific theatres.
The State’s orchestra leader in the 1920s was Lloyd Skeels. According to his granddaughter Simone, a friend of mine, Lloyd was somewhat frowned upon locally because he employed non-union musicians for the pit orchestra.
According to my now 92-year-old adopted grandmother Mary Tolson Bruce, who grew up in Long Beach in the 20s, the State, along with the Fox West Coast, were the two most prestigious theatres downtown at that time.