Northumberland County has 28 buildings/locations listed on the National Historic Register. Sadly, not one is within Shamokin/Coal Township. The only building to be listed on the register was the Victoria Theatre. The Vicky was added to the register in 1985 and belatedly removed in 2004. Such a sad loss. But, maybe it can serve as incentive to look around at what we left and try to protect it from the same fate.
The Victoria Theatre opened in January 1918, designed by W. H. Lee. The theatre was remodeled around 1952 which added a snack bar to the lobby and redesigned the original stage area to accommodate a cinemascope movie screen and modern audio system. The building and land were ultimately purchased by Rite Aid and demolished around 1998.
The following photos were included with the National Historic Register application packet.
