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The present-day theatre, the State, opened in 1949 and operated as a first-run cinema until 1996. Multiple proposals to reuse the State failed, until it reopened in 2005 as the home of the
Traverse City Film Festival. Major renovations were completed in 2007, turning the State into a contemporary
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The State is the fourth theatre on its site on East Front Street. The first theatre on the block, Steinberg's Grand Opera House, opened in 1894. It closed in 1915, and was succeeded by the Lyric
Theatre, which burned down in 1923. A new Lyric Theatre was built on the same site, and burned down 25
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Theatre on the site of the former Lyric Theatre. The State featured two large murals on the side walls of the auditorium, depicting futuristic visions of cherry ochards and pine trees. On opening day, June 30, 1949, Butterfield advertised that "every innovation in the motion
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Theatre opened in 1916, purpose-built as a cinema. Steinberg sold the Lyric to the Fitzpatrick-McElroy circuit, and it stood until its destruction in a January 1923 fire, along with its entire block.
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Fitzpatrick-McElroy, reopening in December 1923. The second Lyric Theatre was an entirely new 1250-seat house, featuring a 30 by 70 feet (9.1 m × 21.3 m) stage and an
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Fitzpatrick-McElroy circuit in September 1927, and took over operation of the Lyric. Butterfield operated the new Lyric until January 1948, when it again burned down.
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screenings, to Friday Night Flicks. The State also has an entire week of free screenings each year to coincide with the spring break of
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The predecessors of the State
Theatre were built by Julius H. Steinberg, Traverse City's first Jewish resident. "Grandfather Julius" arrived in Traverse City in 1868 from
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picture theatre field which can add to the comfort and enjoyment of patrons has been included." The State originally featured 900 seats, including 50 on a small balcony.
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The Film Festival refurbished the theatre significantly. One significant addition to the State is a new ceiling, using
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