“Forgotten Hollywood”- Warner Brothers Museum is Open…
Manny P. here…
“`The historic Warner Cascade Theatre Museum at 11 South Mill Street is where Warner Brothers opened their first theater, the Cascade Picture Palace, on February 2, 1907. The Warner history is extensively documented at the museum located in Pennsylvania.
“`The museum celebrates Warners movie history; silent films, the first talkies, and today’s big screen productions and television shows. Plus, enjoy Looney Toons with Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, and the first gangster and wartime training film. Visitors can tour the spacious museum filled with movie memorabilia, sit in plush seats in their small theater, and watch the first flick ever shown there, The Great Train Robbery, which Edwin S. Porter first presented to a New York audience in 1903.
“`At the museum, visitors are welcomed by a mural by Ken Cole of the street as it was in the day, a prime site for photo opportunities. The first theaters were called nickelodeons because it cost a nickel to get in. At the ticket window, a Charlie Chaplin figure ready to take patron’s nickel for the show. Visitors are immersed in everything from the time before Zorro was the first superhero to today’s Batman and Thor. A part of the ambiance is their concession stand that displays Good ’n Plenty, large Tootsie Rolls and Cracker Jack popcorn.
“`Warner Brothers pledged $150,000 and the state of Pennsylvania matched the grant, and the building was saved. A historical marker also marks the spot.
Until next time> “never forget”
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