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State Theater was a historic Neoclassical movie theater in Newark, Delaware, built about 1929, closed in the late 1980s, and demolished in 1989.

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Overview

State Theater was a historic motion-picture theater located in Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, in the United States. It was built about 1929 as a Neoclassical-style, rectangular brick structure, with one of its narrow ends oriented toward the street. The theater occupied most of the building, while two small store spaces were located at either end of the facade. It operated as a local cinema for roughly six decades, closing near the end of the 1980s. The building was demolished in 1989. In 1983, before its demolition, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The State Theater is distinct from the similarly named State Theatre in Austin, Texas, which is operated alongside the Paramount Theatre by a nonprofit arts organization; the Newark, Delaware, State Theater was a separate, now-defunct commercial cinema.

History

State Theater was built about 1929 in Newark, New Castle County, Delaware. It was a Neoclassical-style, rectangular brick structure with one of the narrow ends oriented toward the street. The theater occupied most of the building, with two small store spaces located at either end of the facade. It served as a local cinema for much of the 20th century. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The theater closed near the end of the 1980s and was demolished in 1989.

  • 1989

    Closed near the end of the 1980s and demolished.

  • 1983

    Added to the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1929

    State Theater built in Newark, Delaware.

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A historic neighborhood movie theater and local landmark in downtown Newark, Delaware.

Product categories. Motion picture exhibition · Live entertainment (historic theater venue)

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