CHAPTER 9: "THE PATH TO THE NICKELODEONS"

"The social origins of motion pictures were a critical early influence on their path to development. Whereas newspapers and magazines had begun among the elite and evolved in a more popular direction, movies acquired a lowbrow image at an early point in their history and faced a challenge in achieving respectability."

The working class immigrant communities in America were the reason for its popularization. This was a popular form of entertainment. Young adults loved going to the shows because it provided an outlet from the dirty factories and hard lives. Nickelodeons provided a source of entertainment, education, and a source of imagination.