Cecil B. Moore in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Siegmund Lubin

(1851-1923)

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2015

1. Siegmund Lubin Marker

Inscription. Some of the nation's earliest motion pictures were made here between 1897 and 1899 in the backyard of film pioneer Lubin's home. Vaudeville and burlesque routines, boxing matches, circus performers, animal acts, and a Passion Play were among the subjects he filmed.

Erected 2007 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.

Location. 39° 58.678′ N, 75° 9.602′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Cecil B. Moore. It is on North 15th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1608 N 15th Street, Philadelphia PA 19121, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Universal Negro Improvement Association (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Robert N.C. Nix Sr. + Jr. (about 700 feet away); Sullivan Progress Plaza (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. Oscar James Cooper (approx. 0.2 miles away); Freedom Theatre (approx. ¼ mile away); The Legendary Blue Horizon

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Opportunities Industrialization Centers (approx. 0.3 miles away); O'Connor Plaza (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2015

2. Siegmund Lubin Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 677 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.