The story
Built in 1903 as the Gayety Theater, the house opened on Halloween night 1904 for stage shows and vaudeville. In the 1930s it became a full-time movie theater and was renamed the Fulton. "Night of the Living Dead" had its world premiere here in 1968.
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust bought the 1,300-seat theater in 1988, renovated it and reopened it in 1991. It was renamed the Byham Theater in 1995 after a gift from William C. and Carolyn M. Byham.
Everything that was here
- 1904–present · still open
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This theater opened on Halloween night 1904 as the Gayety vaudeville house. Under the name the Fulton, it hosted the world premiere of "Night of the Living Dead."
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