Pictured: The State Movie House was located on First Street between G & H Streets in Benicia. If that location sounds familiar, it is because the State's past and future incarnations were as the Majestic Theatre. In the 1940's the theatre was renamed and then it was given the large triangular marquee which gives it that "fifties" vibe. The movies showing when this photo was taken date it to late 1955 or early 1956.
Francisca Benicia Carillo de Vallejo (1815-1891) was born into a prominent family at the Presidio of San Diego in 1815. She married Mariano Vallejo in 1832. The following year, the young couple was posted to the Presidio in San Francisco. The city of Benicia was named in her honor. Photo courtesy of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.
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