Tower City – Grand Avenue Looking West from Sixth Street
An undated photograph of Grand Avenue looking west from Sixth Street, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. On the far left is the Star Theatre, later called the Tower Theatre, and […]
The Tower Theatre Collapse, 1958
A 1958 newspaper photograph showing the collapse of the roof and a large section of wall of the Tower Theatre, corner of Sixth Avenue and Grand Avenue, Tower City, Schuylkill […]
Halifax – Village Laundry, 2010
A 2010 photograph of the Village Laundry, 209 Market Street, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This building was formerly the Royal Theatre. See: _________________________________________________ Photo from GoogleMaps (street view). Corrections and additional […]
Shamokin – J. C. Penney & Victoria Theatre
An undated color photograph showing the the J. C. Penney store next to a vacant Victoria Theatre, in Shamokin, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania. Not the age of the automobiles on the […]
History of Theatres of Tower City to 1968
A black & white photograph taken about March 1906 (recently colorized) of the P. O. S. of A. Opera House, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo is dated by […]
Simon W. Romberger – Bandmaster of Reiner City (Muir)
An undated colorized portrait of Simon Wesley “Simmy” Romberger (1853-1916), bandmaster of Reiner City (Muir), Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The following brief biographical sketch of him was found in the Centennial […]
Shamokin – Victoria Theatre, 1917
A circa 1917 black & white (colorized) photograph of the front of the Victoria Theatre, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The picture can be dated by the film advertised on the […]
Halifax – Royal Theatre, 1913
A 1913 photograph of the Royal Theatre, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The posters advertise the showing of “Vitagraphs,” produced by an early motion picture studio. The boys sitting on the […]