Niles in Fremont in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Essanay Studio Site

America’s First Hollywood

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 15, 2013

1. Essanay Studio Site Marker

Captions: Mission San Jose, Meyhew's Landing, Dumbarton Point, First Courthouse Alameda County

Inscription. Francis X. Bushman, Charlie Chaplin, Wallace Beery, Marie Dressler, Ben Turpin, Vic “Slippery Sam” Pottel and “Alkalie (sic) Ike” starred here 1910/1912. Earliest films starred Gilbert Anderson (Max Aronson) alias “Bronco Billy,” 1958 Oscar winner. What colorful secrets echo thru Niles Canyon, these streets and bungalows of Niles glorious past.

Erected 1979 by Washington Township Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1958.

Location. 37° 34.635′ N, 121° 58.791′ W. Marker is in Fremont, California, in Alameda County. It is in Niles. It is on Niles Boulevard east of G Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 37378 Niles Boulevard, Fremont CA 94536, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Essanay Film Studio (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); “The Bankers Building” (about 600 feet away); Vallejo Flour Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of First Post Office (approx. ¼ mile away); Legendary Nursery Innovators

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Gardens, Orchards & Plants (approx. 0.6 miles away); Buildings & Structures (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fremont.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, April 2, 2022

2. Essanay Studio Site Marker

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 15, 2013

3. Essanay Studio Site Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,097 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on March 30, 2013. Photos: 1. submitted on March 18, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 2. submitted on April 3, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. 3. submitted on March 18, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.