Item 12902 - State Theater, Portland, ca. 1930
- Item 12902 - State Theater, Portland, ca. 1930
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- Item 12902
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Image Info The stage area of the State Theater on Congress Street in Portland, showing the seating, stage area, and some of the wall decorations.
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The State boasted all of the newest technology when it opened in 1929, including a 42 by 60 inch seamless projection screen and a $25,000 Wurlitzer Organ. The theater played some of the first "talkies" and silent films in the state.
