State Theatre, Historic movie theater in Downtown Los Angeles, United States.

The State Theatre occupies part of the 12-story United Building, a Beaux Arts office block clad in brick at the corner of S. Broadway and 7th Street. Its auditorium, designed by Weeks & Day in Spanish Renaissance style, is nearly square and seats 2,387. Above the center of the proscenium arch sits a small seated Billiken figure.

Designed by Weeks & Day, the theatre opened in November 1921 inside the 12-story United Building, then the largest brick-clad building in the world. Its Broadway and 7th Street corner made it a steady earner; the 7th Street entrance closed in 1936. United Artists took over in 1949 and renamed it the State Theatre; Metropolitan Theatres closed it in 1997.

The theatre's name changed from Loew's State to the State Theatre in 1949, when United Artists took it over. From 1963, under Metropolitan Theatres, it showed many general-release films dubbed into Spanish, reflecting the downtown audience of that era. The auditorium holds 2,387 seats, down from the original 2,450.

The State Theatre stands at 703 S. Broadway, at the corner of 7th Street, in the Jewelry District of Downtown Los Angeles. Its Broadway entrance is the one in use; the 7th Street entrance closed in 1936. The auditorium is closed and its long-term tenant left in early 2018, so there are no shows or tours to attend; the building is seen from the street.

A striking feature is the fire curtain painted with a fantastical cityscape showing onion-domed towers and starry sky elements. This artistic treatment of a safety element reveals the craftsmanship invested in every part of the original design.