Everyone remembers The Fun Shop on Independence Street in downtown Shamokin, but few knew of the incredibly beautiful meeting hall that resided above the famed store. The Masons took over the property, which previously housed the Shamokin YMCA, in 1909 and constructed an impressive meeting hall for their organization.
When the Masonic building burned to the ground in December of 2017, this treasure was lost forever.
Kathy Vetovich had the opportunity to tour the building prior to the fire and took the following photographs, allowing everyone a chance to see what amazing design and architecture existed a couple floors above The Fun Shop.
