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When the Albertson Library opened in 1923: Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd each had two movies in theaters. Discover the history & attitude of the age through film 100 years later.
Orlando at the time of the Alberton Library’s opening had four operating movie theatres. Patrons of the original Albertson Library could have easily walked from the library to theatres like the Beacham (located on Orange Avenue), or the Grand Theatre and the Phillips Theatre (both located on Pine Street). In 1923, each of these comedians had two movies that premiered (Chaplin: The Pilgrim, A Woman of Paris; Keaton: Three Ages, Our Hospitality; Lloyd: Safety Last!, Why Worry?) Learn about and see the work by these comedians, connect the 2023 Orlando community to the Orlando of the 1920s via popular culture.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | General Events |
TAGS: | ipevents | history | community | bb-library-events | 100 |
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The Orlando Public Library is the headquarters and resource center for the Orange County Library System. The Library has been located at this site since its beginnings as the Albertson Public Library in 1923. Public Reference Departments in the Orlando Public Library include Children's, Library Central, and Learning Central. The Children's Library offers spacious areas, special programs, computers and story rooms for our youngest readers and readers to be. The Technology and Education Center is located on the second floor and includes the Dorothy Lumley Melrose Center for Technology, Innovation and Creativity. The Friends of the Library Third Floor Bookstore is open daily and recycles withdrawn and donated books to the community.
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