State Theatre
913 Washington Avenue,
Bay City,
MI
48708
913 Washington Avenue,
Bay City,
MI
48708
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BayCityJohn! I enjoyed your video very much and wanted to share the fact that my beloved Capitol theatre in London Ontario was also a C Howard Crane Masterpiece.
I made a video of the histor of theatres in Bay City for the State Theatre. It’s on YouTube, in 2 parts.
Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv2CPixKFx0
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5TWis42r0o
The State Theatre website has changed to:
http://www.statetheatrebacity.com
Here’s a few photos of the State Theatre after the renovation.
Click on the thumbnails for larger pic.
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I’m sure the Mayan marquee will be cool. But that well-maintained 50’s marquee with it’s tracers is cool too. If they have other projects they might spend money on, I say leave the marquee alone!
It’s glad to learn that the beautiful theatre can be renovated and open to business.
I was just inside the State Theater on Sunday 4/19/05. The rennovations are looking great. The entire interior should be restored by sometime in September ‘05. Future plans include restoring the '30’s mayan style marquee outside as well. inside, the Theater looks like a miniture version of the Egyptian in Hollywood (excpet, of course in Mayan theme, versus Egyptian) I spent many hours in the state as a kid in the 60’s and 70’s, with no idea the history that lay beneath a few coats of “Butterfield green and beige” paint.
I have worked at the State Theatre in Bay City, MI and can get you more info on it. It was actually opened in 1908 as the Bijou, then became the Bay later, renovated in 1930 by C. Howard Crane,(Fox Theatres, Detroit and St. Louis.)