Mystery Photo   

Manchester Historical Society
175 Pine Street    Manchester, CT 06040    (860) 647-9983

Sylvian Ofiara (1926-2012) took this photo of the State Theatre interior doors for The Manchester Evening Herald in 1953. The Theatre had undergone a renovation. The building was constructed in 1926 and is still in use on Main Street as the Full Gospel Interdenominational Church.


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