State Theatre
38-40 S. Saginaw Street,
Pontiac,
MI
48342
38-40 S. Saginaw Street,
Pontiac,
MI
48342
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Previously operated by: W.S. Butterfield Theaters Inc.
Architects: George J. Bachmann
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Built for the W.S. Butterfield Theaters Inc. circuit in 1926 and opened on April 5, 1926 with Norma Shearer in “His Secretary” & Lupino Lane in “The Fighting Dude” plus 3 acts of Keith Vodvil on the stage. It was equipped with a Barton 2 manual 8 ranks organ. The State Theatre was located across the street from the earlier Oakland Theatre. In its later years it was Pontiac’s house for second-run western and adventure movies, notable for the youthful crowds attracted by its Saturday matinees. The State Theatre was closed in 1956.
The building has been demolished, and the block of Saginaw Street on which it was located is now under the footprint of an enormous garage that is part of the ill-fated Phoenix Center.
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Joe Vogel
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The State Theatre opened on April 5th, 1926. Grand opening ad posted.
Closed March 17th, 1957. Ad posted.