State Street, Presque Isle, Me. A340

State Street, Presque Isle, Me. A340

View of State Street at the corner of Main Street, Presque Isle, Maine in 1948: From left to right is a large brick building, the State Theater, with "The Egg and I" starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray with Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride on the marquee. Beyond the theater is the United Baptist Church. The State Theatre opened in 1945 very near the location of the old Perry’s Opera House (1903-1945), a 3-story brick building. The State Theatre was a one-story structure with an old-fashioned false front. It remained in use until at least 1956.