Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum, Fremont

Name: Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Address: 37417 Niles Blvd, Fremont, 94536-2949, United States
Telephone: +1 510-494-1411

#12 among attractions in Fremont

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The Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum is located in what is now the historic district of Niles in the city of Fremont, CA. The museum is housed in the Edison Theater, a century-old Nickelodeon movie theater, just half a block from the former site of the Niles Essanay Studios where Broncho Billy and Charlie Chaplin made films in the 1910s. It is dedicated to preserving and showing silent films and their history. The silent film historical work of one of the members of its staff, David Kiehn, was featured on 60 Minutes for demonstrating that a film shot in San Francisco titled A Trip Down Market Street was actually made a few days before the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Additionally, when Google made a Google Doodle for April 16, 2011, in celebration of Chaplin's 122nd birthday, they collaborated with the Niles Silent Film Museum to produce the short. ()

Coordinates: 37°34'37"N, 121°58'48"W

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37417 Niles BlvdNilesFremont 94536-2949 United States

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+1 510-494-1411

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Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Niles Canyon, Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area, Niles Town Plaza, Shinn.

0.8 miE
Canyon
Niles Canyon, Fremont
22 min walk • Niles Canyon is a canyon in the San Francisco Bay Area formed by Alameda Creek, known for its heritage railroad and silent movie history.
1.2 miW
Park
Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area, Fremont
32 min walk • Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area is a regional park located in Fremont, California that is part of the East Bay Regional Parks system. Before being converted into a park, the site was used as a gravel quarry.
~310 ftE
Museum, History museum
Niles Town Plaza, Fremont
2 min walk • The Niles Depot Museum is located in the former Southern Pacific Railroad colonnade-style passenger depot built in 1901, and freight depot, located in the Niles District of Fremont, California.
0.7 miS
Neighbourhood
Shinn, Fremont
19 min walk • Shinn is a former unincorporated community, now incorporated into Fremont in Alameda County, California. It lies at an elevation of 69 feet.