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 […]
Tower City – Grand Avenue from Second Street
An undated black & white post card view (later colorized) of Grand Avenue, looking from Second Street, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Note the trolley track down the center of […]
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 […]
Tower City – Zion Evangelical Church, 1872-1922
An undated colorized photograph of the Zion Evangelical Church, northwest corner of Grand Avenue and Fourth Street, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. A brief history of this church building appeared […]
Early Railroads Near Tower City
A colorized photograph of the Williams Valley Railroad station at Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, built after 1892 when a rail line was extended to Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. According […]
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 […]
Tower City – Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, 1903
A photograph taken around 1903 picturing the newly constructed fire house of Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It was located on the south side of […]
Tower City – National Bank & Hawk Drug Store
An undated photograph of the Hawk Drug Store (left) and the Tower City National Bank (right), Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The individuals pictured in the photo are not identified, […]