Niles, California
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Niles, California is a historic district in Fremont best known as an early 20th-century silent film hub where Essanay Studios produced movies featuring stars like Charlie Chaplin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Niles, California canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
ⓘ
neighborhood ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Alameda County ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence | 1910s ⓘ |
| filmStudioOperatedHere | Essanay Studios ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Fremont
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Fremont
|
| hasArchitectureStyle |
Victorian-era residential buildings
ⓘ
early 20th-century commercial buildings ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode |
341
ⓘ
510 ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Niles Canyon Railway
ⓘ
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum ⓘ historic downtown district ⓘ |
| hasBusinessType |
antique shops
ⓘ
art galleries ⓘ cafés and restaurants ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTheme | Old West and early cinema ⓘ |
| hasDistrictStatus | historic district of Fremont ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Niles Antique Fair and Flea Market
ⓘ
Niles Canyon Railway excursion trains ⓘ Niles Silent Film Festival ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | historic railroad town ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 94536 ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early 20th-century film production center
ⓘ
silent film hub for Essanay Studios ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Charlie Chaplin films
ⓘ
Essanay Studios ⓘ silent film history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alameda County
ⓘ
surface form:
Alameda County, California
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| near |
Alameda Creek
ⓘ
Niles Canyon Road ⓘ
surface form:
Niles Canyon Road (California State Route 84)
|
| notablePersonAssociated |
Broncho Billy Anderson
ⓘ
Charlie Chaplin ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fremont
ⓘ
surface form:
Fremont, California
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| partOfMunicipalitySince | Fremont incorporation in 1956 ⓘ |
| servedByRailway |
Southern Pacific Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Pacific Railroad (historical)
Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| timeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| tourismType |
film history tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| transportHistory | railroad junction town ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Niles Canyon ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.