This is Ritner's State Theatre in Boyertown, PA, or The State.

When I worked at the Times, I did an article on the theatre and spoke to Jack Kline, then 82, who managed the theatre for 40 years.

The building was built in 1912. The inside murals were done in 1934 by R.E. Greco Co. of Philadelphia. It was originally called the Lyric.

Kline's father bought the theater in 1934 and changed the name to the State. Just before he bought it, it was equipped with a sound system, before that it was a silent movie house.

The theatre's had many owners over the years, but in 1987 the current owner, Bob Ritner, bought it.

In June 2006 a mural was painted on the side of the theater by Robert Williams.

Admission is $3. When I was growing up, admission was $1, then $1.5. We lived close enough to walk to the theatre, and I remember seeing many movies there as a teenager.