Where was the first nickelodeon?

July 14, 2020October 9, 2011 by Pamela Landy

The forerunner to the modern movie theater, the nickelodeon, first opened in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, in 1905.

The nickelodeon showed motion pictures with musical accompaniment.

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1 thought on “Where was the first nickelodeon?”

David Sallinger

March 20, 2013 at 6:03 pm

Hi,
Just FYI: the first Nickelodeon was on Smithfield Street in Pittsburgh. The second Nickelodeon was in McKeesport on Fifth Avenue. Don’t feel bad, though, Jeopardy presented the McKeesport connection as a fact, too.
(I was entertainment editor of the McKeesport Daily News).
Thanks, Dave

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