As time went on, the silent films were replaced with talking pictures and eventually the prized 3/13 Robert Morton organ was destroyed in a flood.
The State Palace Theater was the epicenter of the Southern rave scene in the mid-1990s hosting the world's top DJs.
Some clean-up was done, allowing it to open for a few raves through 2007; but the building was in need of serious renovation and was closed by the fire marshal after it was sold to new owners.
Fox indicated he planned to renovate both the interior and exterior of the historic building and put the property back into commercial use.
[4] A new developer, LC Hospitality Group, submitted a proposal to the Central Business District Architectural Review Committee on April 24, 2018.