State of mind: Developer set to unveil vision for historic theater

Kevin Chadwick, who grew up in St. Petersburg, has sky-high hopes for his ‘legacy project’ — a reinvention of an iconic downtown music venue.

Courtesy. An artist's rendering of the renovated State Theatre, which will be known as the Floridian Social Club.
Courtesy. An artist's rendering of the renovated State Theatre, which will be known as the Floridian Social Club.
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It’s been a bank, a movie theater, a music venue — for both local and national touring acts — and, now, the Floridian Social Club. 

 

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