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Loew's State Theatre (New York City)

Coordinates: 40°45′28″N 73°59′06″W / 40.757815°N 73.984877°W / 40.757815; -73.984877
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Photo of the theatre's interior in 1959

Loew's State Theatre was a theatre in New York City, located at 1540 Broadway. Designed by Thomas Lamb in the Adams style,[1] it opened on August 9, 1921, and featured both vaudeville and films. The theatre held a number of very notable world premieres including The Three Musketeers (1948), Some Like It Hot (1959), Ben-Hur (1959), Becket (1964), and The Godfather (1972).[2] It closed on February 19, 1987, and it is now the site of the Bertelsmann Building.

References

  1. ^ "Loew's State Theatre - New York City". Nycago.org. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  2. ^ "Loew's State Theatre". Cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 20 July 2014.

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