Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Question: In 1915, a silent-film legend shot The Tramp at a movie studio in Fremont’s Niles district. Who was he?

Answer: Charlie Chaplin. He shot five films for the Essanay studio in what’s now Fremont’s Niles district in 1915, including The Tramp, whose famous closing walk was filmed in Niles Canyon.