State Theatre (Falls Church, Virginia)

State Theatre
Address	220 N Washington St; Falls Church, VA 22046-4517
Location	Washington metropolitan area
Owner	Timeless Entertainment
Capacity	850
Opened	January 27, 1936
Website
	Venue Website
Building details
General information
Renovated	1998-99
Renovation cost	$2 million; ($3.18 million in 2020 dollars)
Renovating team
Architect	Martinez+Johnson

Coordinates: 38°52′58″N 77°10′11″W / 38.8829°N 77.1696°W / 38.8829; -77.1696

The State Theatre is a restaurant and concert venue in Falls Church, Virginia. Built in 1936, the venue operated as a movie theater until 1988. The theatre reopened in 1999 as a events hall and music theatre. The closest Metro station is the East Falls Church Metro station.

About[]

It was one of the first theatres on the East Coast to be air-conditioned centrally. It was the flagship of the family-owned "Neighborhood Theatres" chain which also operated: the Glebe Theater and Buckingham Theater in Arlington County, Virginia and the Jefferson Theater in Falls Church, VA.

The first film shown was Thanks a Million starring Dick Powell. On November 27, 1988 the State closed its doors after a final showing of Die Hard starring Bruce Willis.^[2] A multimillion-dollar restoration in the late 1990s turned it into a venue for live music and private events. The full theatrical stage is original, as are the 200 balcony seats and the two lobbies.

Noted performers[]

References[]

^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
^ HighBeam

[inflation-US-1] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.

[2] HighBeam

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Website

Address	220 N Washington St Falls Church, VA 22046-4517
Location	Washington metropolitan area
Owner	Timeless Entertainment
Capacity	850
Opened	January 27, 1936 (1936-01-27)
Venue Website
Building details

General information
Renovated	1998-99
Renovation cost	$2 million ($3.18 million in 2020 dollars^[1])
Renovating team
Architect	Martinez+Johnson