May 3, 2024

State Theater: Under New Ownership

The Garden City Commission sold the State Theater downtown for 10-thousand dollars at Tuesday’s commission meeting. The buyer, businessman and entrepreneur Duane West wants to take it off the city’s hands.

 

 

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The city will pay 50-thousand to help bring the State Theater up to code. Now its up to the Garden City Rec and Preservation Alliance to do the rest.

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Arts Director Brian Seagraves says do not expect the restoration to be simple.

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Some small productions have already been held at the State Theater over the past couple of years.

*On-air story*

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