Edisonia Hall

These included the phonograph, the Vitascope, the Kinetoscope and other such devices.

The Edisonia Hall opened by Mitchell Mark and Moe Mark in Buffalo, New York in the Ellicott Square Building on October 19, 1896, had the distinction of hosting a Vitascope Theater (or "Theatre").

This was the first known dedicated, purpose-built motion picture theater in the world.

In its first year of existence, more than 200,000 people visited to view motion pictures projected on a screen.

On November 25, 2007, the Buffalo News published an article by Mark Sommer confirming the historical significance of this theater.