Loew's State Theatre Building -- 7th and Broadway
For decades, one of the most successful of all the downtown Los Angeles movie palaces.
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ceiling detail above boxoffice
lobby
balcony foyer
view across the balcony
proscenium
main floor rear
organ grilles -- now stained glass
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Berger-Conser Architectural Photography
www.robertbergerphotography.com
Here's a lush Berger-Conser photo of the auditorium of the Loew's State Theatre in the '90's. full size view
A ceiling detail by the same team.
These are both featured on the LA Conservancy's wonderful photo gallery of the Broadway Historic Theatre District.
The photos are from "The Last Remaining Seats: Movie Palaces of Tinseltown" by Robert Berger and Anne Conser.
For more by this team head to Robert Berger Photography where there are 16 great images from the book, which is available through Amazon.
Broadway Theatre Tour
www.gmrnet.com Marquee of the State near the end of its movie days as shown on Grace Market Research's Broadway Tour page. full size image
Done With Mirrors
vernondent.blogspot.com This great postcard from 1940 appears on a September 2006 posting on this blog. We're looking up 7th. Note that you can see the Warner Theatre on the right. full size view
Los Angeles - a World Class City
www.geocities.com/los_angeles_coast Here's a 1955 postcard view Lawrence, Dennis and James have found looking South on Broadway.
The State Theatre is on the right. If you look at the full size view, check lout the vertical sign on the left, one block farther down. It's the Tower Theatre in its "Newsreel" days. This and more downtown images are on the site's City Center page. full size view
A view looking across the balcony in 1964 on this site's Los Angeles Movie Palaces page. The page has many more theatre pictures -- all clickable for full size views.
Los Angeles Conservancy
Here's a great photo of from the stage of Loew's State Theatre from the LA Conservancy's wonderful photo gallery of the Broadway Historic Theatre District. full size view
The photo is from the Conservancy's archives. Also see a nice 1932 exterior.
L.A. Public Library Photo Collection
www.lapl.org A view showing the exterior in 1930.
Note the second vertical sign and marquee over the 7th St. entrance.
More exteriors: 1922 exterior | 1926 exterior | early exterior | looking down on marquee - 1930 | 1938 Marquee - "The Place to Go" | 40's night view - "Open All Night" | 1945 night view - VJ Day | 1958 at 7th & Broadway
Construction photos from the Library Collection from the George F. Adair Co: beginning - Feb '21 | beginning framing - March '21 | framing underway - March '21 | balcony framing - April '21 | framing - top of office building | from broadway - April '21 | from broadway - May '21 | front view | front view - nearly complete | alley view - May '21 | alley view --nearly complete. Note that the building in the left foreground is the Palace of Pictures Theatre
A 1921 view of the mezzanine from the Library collection.
A view of the proscenium in 1921. Note no big chandelier at this point.
A view in 194o.
A look at the asbestos curtain taken in 1964.
A view of the balcony and the octagonal ceiling design in 1964.
More interiors from the Library Collection: 1921 proscenium detail | 1964 proscenium view - main drape | 1964 ceiling detail |
Online Archive of California
www.oac.cdlib.org Here's a view from 1938. We're looking up 7th, with the Warner in the distance.
Yesterday LA
www.yesterdayla.com This view of the Loew's building is the Downtown Landmarks section of this this great postcard collection. full size view
Zilf's Postcards on Flickr
www.flickr.com/photos/zilf Zilf has amassed a wonderful collection of Los Angeles postcards--459 at last count.
Here's a postcard view looking north on Broadway. The 600 block with the Orpheum/Palace is on the right.
The card was mailed in 1940 but it's obviously an earlier picture as the (now) Palace Theatre still has the veretical signs saying "Orpheum." full size view
Other theaters near the Loew's State on Broadway are listed on our Broadway Theaters Los Angeles page.
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