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Former movie theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The State Theater was a 1,206-seat single-screen movie theater located at 2616 W. State Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It opened in 1915. And by, 1930 it was taken over by the: Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp. The cinema closed in 1957. Between 1976 and 1979 the——building was renamed the Electric Ballroom and used as a live music venue, hosting acts such as AC/DC, Judas Priest, Budgie and The Runaways. The building was damaged by a fire in 2017.

References

  1. ^ "State Theater in Milwaukee, WI". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  2. ^ "The Electric Ballroom, "Milwaukee," WI, USA Concert Setlists". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2018-06-18.

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