State Theatre [Lorain]
type: Item
label: State Theatre
description: theatre in Lorain
Wikidata source: Q43162243
EUTA research ID II: 1918
Field: architecture
Type of information: Performance venue
Importance: Not rated
Address: 375 Broadway, Lorain, OH 44052
Country: USA
City: Lorain
GPS: Point(-82.1774 41.4681)
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Wikidata instance: Q19860854
Carthalia ID: 5659
Note: Opened 1907 as Majestic Theatre. 1350 seats. 1913 renamed Lorain Opera House. Also used as a cinema. 1918 rebuilt and renamed New Lorain Opera House. 1922 rebuilt and reopened as State Theatre. Destroyed by a tornado on 28 June 1924 when a neighbouring building collapsed onto the theatre, leaving 15 people dead. Remains demolished in favour of the Broadway Block building.
opening date: 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
closure date: 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z