Last week Time Magazine had a listing of influential events in
history, and they list the first nickelodeon as playing in 1905
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  I expected an earlier date.

Perhaps this hinges on the definition of "nickelodeon."  Does
anyone have any authoritative information on this subject?

Scotty Greene - DeBence Antique Music World
Franklin, Pennsylvania

 [ Wasn't the "nickelodeon" originally a cinema theatre ("odeon")
 [ where the admission price was a 5-cent coin of nickel?  So
 [ what is the first coin-operated mechanical music instrument?
 [ -- Robbie