THS to open a Pop-Up Nickelodeon in Downtown Pittsburgh
Imagine going to the movies for a nickel…
Come see a movie in Downtown Pittsburgh during the 2017 Holiday Season for only 5 CENTS! Theatre Historical Society of America opens a Pop-Up Movie Theatre to the public for a limited time, November 17th through December 31st, 2017.
Did you know that Pittsburgh became the birthplace of the commercial cinema industry by opening a nickelodeon in 1905?
To celebrate the holidays, Theatre Historical Society of America will open a Pop-Up Nickelodeon beginning Light Up Night on November 17 from 5PM-9PM!
“We’re calling it a ‘Pop-up Nickelodeon,’ but essentially, that’s what it was in 1905,” says THS Executive Director Richard Fosbrink “It’s a storefront, exactly what Nickelodeons were. It was an idea: ‘Let’s just charge people to see movies.’ They never thought it would last.”
Pop in to see one of our selected films and see our special archive presentation at:
811 Liberty Avenue.
Opening night: Light Up Night on Friday, November 17th from 5-9 pm
Holiday Hours of Operation:
November 18 – December 30
Tuesdays – Sundays from Noon-7pm
Closed Mondays
Closing night: First Night on December 31st from 6-11 pm
The Sponsors:
The Nickelodeon, a collaboration with these wonderful sponsors, is one of their first major outreach events, to raise the local visibility of THS.
The Exhibit:
The exhibit will cover Pittsburgh’s essential role in cinematic history, and the first
Nickelodeon, which was on Smithfield Street. The Nickelodeon will screen classic films
from the Nickelodeon era, including Edwin S. Porte’s “The Great Train Robbery” and
Georges Melies’ “A Trip to the Moon,” as well as short films introducing the Theatre
Historical Society of America and their mission.
Nickelodeon, which was on Smithfield Street. The Nickelodeon will screen classic films
from the Nickelodeon era, including Edwin S. Porte’s “The Great Train Robbery” and
Georges Melies’ “A Trip to the Moon,” as well as short films introducing the Theatre
Historical Society of America and their mission.
