State Theatre

220 N. Washington Street,
Falls Church, VA 22046

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DavidZornig
DavidZornig on April 14, 2015 at 2:28 pm

1945 photo added courtesy of the Quentin Porter Collection.

slockeco
slockeco on January 8, 2012 at 2:40 pm

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…

stopngosteve
stopngosteve on January 17, 2011 at 9:10 am

Love this place! My buddy & I saw “Jaws” and “Can’t stop the music” (yes, the village people movie) there.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on December 20, 2008 at 1:35 pm

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

JackCoursey
JackCoursey on September 27, 2008 at 8:00 pm

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

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on November 17, 2007 at 4:43 pm

This is a painting by Hannah Shapero:
http://tinyurl.com/2kyyve

Local619
Local619 on June 14, 2007 at 6:26 pm

Booth ran Simplex E-7 projectors with Peerless Magnarcs powered by generators

Seth
Seth on August 29, 2004 at 1:59 pm

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.

mzfitsyou
mzfitsyou on August 3, 2004 at 9:09 am

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!