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What a thing to behold it must have been, to witness the birth of the cinema industry in Pittsburgh, Pa., on June 19, 1905, and what an enterprising soul to sell 450 fifteen-minute views for a nickel to curious customers that day, and over 1,500 the next. The nation’s first stand-alone movie theater had set up the first commercial cinema ...
Jun 19, 2005 · The world's film industry started in Pittsburgh, 100 years ago today, in a dingy storeroom teeming with working-class immigrants, sexual tension, danger and the still-fresh thrill of seeing...
Jun 19, 2023 · The June 4, 1955 issue of Boxoffice ran a two-page story about the launch of the Nickelodeon, characterized as the “first movie theatre”. It was by the late (even then) Alexander Parke, as previously told to Boxoffice staffer Robert F. Klingensmith.
Jun 17, 2005 · Our own NPR movie critic reflects on the 100th anniversary of the first public movie theater in the United States. On June 19, 1905, the Nickelodeon opened in Pittsburgh, Penn.
- Bob Mondello
Jun 15, 2021 · The first movie theater in the world was actually created here in Pittsburgh. On June 19, 1905, Harry Davis and John P. Harris opened the first storefront dedicated to showing projected...
Sep 24, 2024 · Next time you walk down Smithfield Street, imagine yourself as a moviegoer on June 19, 1905, prepared to enjoy the very first iteration of a movie theater. Pittsburgh is rich with history and holds a claim to fame in one of the largest and most recognizable industries in America today.
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