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      • 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.
      www.npr.org/2005/06/17/4707873/100th-anniversary-of-first-ever-u-s-movie-theater

      100th Anniversary of First-Ever U.S. Movie Theater - NPR

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Odeon_CinemasOdeon Cinemas - Wikipedia

    The first Odeon cinema was opened by Oscar Deutsch in 1928, in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire (now West Midlands), England, although initially called "Picture House". The first cinema to use the Odeon brand name was Deutsch's cinema at Perry Barr, Birmingham in 1930.

  4. www.npr.org › 2005/06/17 › 4707873100th Anniversary of First-Ever U.S. Movie Theater : NPR

    Jun 17, 2005 · On June 19, 1905, the Nickelodeon opened in Pittsburgh, Penn. ALEX CHADWICK, host: A hundred years ago Sunday, America's first motion picture theater opened to the public. Its name, the...

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  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Nickelodeon_(movie_theater)Nickelodeon (movie theater) - Wikipedia

    The name "Nickelodeon" was first used in 1888 by Colonel William Austin [3] for his Austin's Nickelodeon, [4] a dime museum located in Boston, Massachusetts. The term was popularized by Harry Davis and John P. Harris. On June 19, 1905, they opened a small storefront theater with the name on Smithfield Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

  7. www.wikiwand.com › en › articlesOdeon Cinemas - Wikiwand

    The first Odeon cinema was opened by Oscar Deutsch in 1928, in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire (now West Midlands), England, although initially called "Picture House". The first cinema to use the Odeon brand name was Deutsch's cinema at Perry Barr , Birmingham in 1930.

  8. www.oldest.org › oldest-movie-theaters-in-america10 Oldest Movie Theaters in America

    • Vitascope Theater. Opened: 1896 (126 years ago as of 2022) Location: Buffalo, New York. Former name: 72 seats. Recognition: Mitchel H. Mark, Moe Mark, and Rudolf Wagner.
    • State Theater. Opened: 1897 (125 years ago as of 2022) Location: Washington, Iowa. Former name: Guinness World of Records. Recognition: The Graham Opera House.
    • Electric Theater. Opened: 1902 (120 years ago as of 2022) Location: Los Angeles, California. Former name: 1998. Recognition: Thomas Lincoln Tally. photo source: The Clio.
    • Nickelodeon. Opened: 1905 (117 years ago as of 2022) Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Former name: 96 seats upon its first opening. Recognition: John P. Harris and Harry Davis.

  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_cinema_in_theHistory of cinema in the United States - Wikipedia

    In 1905, John P. Harris and Harry Davis opened a five-cents-admission movie theater in a Pittsburgh storefront, naming it the Nickelodeon and setting the style for the first common type of movie theater. By 1908 there were thousands of storefront Nickelodeons, Gems and Bijous across North America.

  10. metro.co.uk › 2014/06/05 › 8-pictures-of-1930s-odeon8 pictures of 1930s Odeon cinemas then and now - Metro

    Jun 5, 2014 · The design, adopted by the chain’s founder Oscar Deutsch, was a departure from the traditional theatre-look which most cinemas resembled, and by 1939 there were 136 Odeons. Three years later...

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