The State Theatre is a movie palace in Ann Arbor, Michigan, designed by C. Howard Crane in the Art Deco style.

A ground-floor retail space replaced the original auditorium's main floor in 1989, housing an Urban Outfitters store until 2020.

The theater's central location and distinctive green, yellow and red marquee have made it an icon of Ann Arbor's downtown.

Butterfield planned to renovate the Majestic, but city officials denied permission for the work, prompting the construction of the State.

[4] In September 1940, Butterfield gave the first hints about building another theater in Ann Arbor when it evicted the tenants of its property at 221 South State Street.

[5] Weeks later, plans were revealed for the theater, designed in Art Deco style by Detroit-based movie palace architect C. Howard Crane.

Manager Barry Miller cited economics and the need to book films for longer runs as reasons for the division.

Kerasotes cut costs by eliminating discounts and replacing the unionized projectionists, members of IATSE, with untrained staff.

Aloha Entertainment, owned by the Spurlin family of Canton, Michigan, leased the space after years of vacancy, adding Hawaiian-themed decor.

The 2017 renovation divided the space into four fully accessible theaters, featuring improved sight lines and contemporary projection and sound equipment.