State Theatre
277 State Street,
Schenectady,
NY
12305
277 State Street,
Schenectady,
NY
12305
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Previously operated by: Fabian Theaters
Architects: Douglas Pairman Hall, Paul C. Reilly
Firms: Reilly & Hall
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The State Theatre was opened on December 10, 1922 with Harold Lloyd in “Grandma’s Boy”. It was closed in 1989 and the auditorium was demolished. The front section of the building remains in situ today.
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Check out some vintage ad mats from the State:
http://plantweed.blogspot.com/search?q=state
Here are a few photos from the LOC, as discussed above by Warren:
http://tinyurl.com/3yxsd8
http://tinyurl.com/3cvp95
http://tinyurl.com/2q9z6o
First name Cuff.
Absolutely.
This opened on December 10th, 1922. You can load the microfilm in this new remote-control microfilm reader at View link remember to rewind it after you are done.
The auditorium portion of the State was demolished in the late 80’s for a parking lot. The entrance arcade and marquee are still standing. The marquee is rented out to local businesses to advertise their wares.
re: Check 1231’s photo link from 12/22/2009. Isn’t that Olender’s building facade (across the street) the ugliest thing you’ve ever seen? Looks like a 40 foot by 70 foot sheet of faded gray-green sheet metal with a few silver squares attached to it. Who would ever want to cover the front of their department store with that – unless they wanted to drive themselves out of business?? Compare that with the classy building just to the left. Who would you do business with?? I just don’t understand 60’s architecture.
Grand opening ad uploaded in the photo section for this theatre.
1931 exterior photo added courtesy miSci – Museum of Innovation and Science.
16 images added.