Film Projection Technology – Pop-Up Nickelodeon Exhibit

Pittsburgh is rich in theatre and film history, and as part of our holiday Pop-Up Nickelodeon, we’d like to share some of the information on display in the exhibit, located at 811 Liberty Avenue, in the heart of the city’s Cultural District.

Everyone knows that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, but did you know that his company was involved in the development of the motion picture camera?  William (W.K.L.) Dickson, an employee of Edison’s, created the Kinetoscope, and the first, practical, celluloid film, for this application.

Exhibit board at Pop-Up Nickelodeon, Pittsburgh PA

This piece of film history is just one segment in a variety of early theatre and film topics in the exhibit, and if you find this story fascinating, we have a treasure trove of information about the history of your favorite theatres. Sign up for an account on historictheatres.org and enter through the STAGE DOOR!

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