#vitascope hall

[citizenscreen]

On July 26, 1896, Vitascope Hall, the first fixed-seating movie theater in the United States, opened at 623 Canal Street in New Orleans. Admission to the 400-seat theater—basically a showroom fitted with a projector and filled with chairs and used church pews—was 10 cents. #OnThisDay

[citizenscreen]

On July 26, 1896, the first fixed-seating movie theater in the U.S. opened at 623 Canal Street in New Orleans. Admission to the 400-seat Vitascope Hall —a showroom fitted with a projector and filled with chairs and used church pews—was 10 cents. #OnThisDay