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Olympic Theatre Nickel Theatre	Postcard: Silent Era image collection.
Address	316 Westminster Street
Opening Night Seating Capacity	unknown
Original Theatre Owner	Abraham Spitz
Original Theatre Architect	unknown
Years of Operation	Olympic Theatre: Circa 1896 through [?] 1906? Nickel Theatre: 18 April 1906 through at least 1916
Type of Musical Accompaniment	unknown
Current Status	Demolished
Olympic Theatre was originally a vaudeville house located next to Grace Church on Westminster Street when it exhibited Providence’s first motion picture presentation in circa 1896. In 1906, the theatre was renamed the Nickel Theatre and converted to a nickelodeon. The theatre was demolished in the 1970s for a parking lot. References: Cinema Treasures website.

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