State Theatre
207 Wyoming Avenue,
Scranton,
PA
18503
207 Wyoming Avenue,
Scranton,
PA
18503
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Previously operated by: Comerford Theaters Inc., Paramount Pictures Inc.
Architects: Leon H. Lempert, Jr.
Firms: Leon H. Lempert & Son
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The State Theatre was opened by Comerford Theaters Inc. on November 5, 1921 with Mary Carr in “Over the Hill”. By 1941 it was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary Frank Walker. The State Theatre was still operating in 1950 when it was operated by Comerford Theaters Inc. It was closed in 1952.
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The December 3, 1921, issue of Exhibitors Trade Review noted the recent opening of Michael Comerford’s State Theatre in Scranton. The Miles Theatre, which in 1923 would become Comerford’s Capitol Theatre, had been opened by H. S. Miles about the same time.
Though it gives the address of the proposed theater as 211 Wyoming Avenue, this item from The American Contractor of May 14, 1921, is probably about the State Theatre:
Leon Lempert Jr. designed many theaters for Comerford Amusement Co. during this period.The November 7, 1921, issue of The Scranton Republican reported that the opening of the Comerford chain’s new State Theatre the previous Saturday, November 5, had been a great success.
Grand opening ad:
State Theatre opening Sat, Nov 5, 1921 – Page 14 · The Scranton Republican (Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States of America) · Newspapers.com
Listings for the State stopped in 1952.