PRE-NICKELODEON (1895-1905) - Venues for movies were legitimate theaters, vaudeville theaters, burlesque theaters, opera houses, churches, halls, and amusement parks. Examples: none extant.
NICKELODEON (1906-1916) - Small, usually under 300 seats, arched entrance with varying amounts of decoration including classical statuary on facade. Examples: none extant, but see front of Mount Vernon Theater in D.C. Children's Museum.
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Caption: Keith's Theater (Jules Henri de Silbour, 1913) was a popular vaudeville theater in Washington for many years. It was attended by numerous presidents beginning with Woodrow Wilson.
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