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Municipality:
Frackville, Mahanoy City, Mount Carmel, Pottsville, Shamokin, Shenandoah, Tamaqua
Operating companies:
Buckley Amusement Enterprises, Chamberlain Amusement Company, Victoria Amusement Enterprises, Magazzu
William Harold Lee
Frackville Theaters
Garden Theater
NW corner of South Lehigh Avenue & Oak Street (PA Route 61)
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| Capacity: 700 Built: circa 1870 Previously operated as: the Jack Harris Theater, the J.J. Kehler Theater, and the Jim White Theater Operated by: Michael Kerrigan Closed: 1968 Demolished: 1968 Current site: Hess gas station |
Victoria Theater, North Lehigh Avenue
 | Built by: Michael Kerrigan Current site: Frackville Library |
Mahanoy City Theaters
Elks Theater, 133 East Center Street
 | Capacity: 625 Operated by Buckley Amusement Enterprises Closed. |
Victoria Theater, Center & Main Streets
 | Capacity: 1570/1325 Built by Chamberlain Amusement Company Opened: March 9, 1925 Closed: 1981 Demolished: early 1997 |
Hersker's Family Theater, East Center Street
 | Possibly built around 1888 former Vaudeville house |
Mount Carmel Theaters
Victoria Theater, Northwest corner of Third and Pear Streets
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Capacity: 1600 Built: circa 1920 by Chamberlain Amusement Company A large screen update added in 1953 Operated by Victoria Amusement Enterprises by 1963 and Magazzu Enterprises by 1967 Closed: 1980s Demolished: 1980s Current site: First National Bank drive-in |
State Theater, Southeast corner of Hickory and Third Streets
Operated by Buckley Amusement Enterprises |
Hollywood Theater, 39 North Oak Street
 | Capacity: about 200? Operated as a movie theater in the 1930s, a bowling alley until the mid 1950s, then a pizzeria. Current occupant: The Hollywood Pizza and Bakery |
The Majestic Theater, Southeast corner of Third and Oak Streets
 | Closed and demolished by the 1920s; Building replaced by The Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit Company |
Pottsville Theaters
Capitol Theatre, 218-220 N. Centre Street
 | Capacity: 2718 Opened: November 21, 1927 Closed: mid 1970s Demolished: August 1982 Current site: Capitol Parking Deck |
Hippodrome Theater, 111 East Market Street
 | Capacity: 1016 Built: before 1920s? Closed: March 1950 Demolished: 1956 |
Hollywood Theater, 7 South Centre Street
 | Capacity: 1025 Built: 1916 as the American Theater Opened: 1924 as the Hollywood Theater Closed: October 1969 |
Majestic Theatre, 209 North Centre Street\
 | Capacity: 224 Built: 1910 Opened: 1910 Closed: 1930 Used as a farmer's marker from 1939 - 1995 Current site: Performing and Cultural Arts Center (as Sovereign Majestic Theatre) |
Shamokin Theaters
Vintage postcard of Independence Street in Shamokin
showing the Victoria and Majestic Theaters in the center
Victoria Theater, 46 West Independence Street
 | Capacity: 1700 Built: 1918 by the Chamberlain Amusement Company Operated by: Victoria Amusement Enterprises by 1963 and Magazzu Enterprises by 1967. Closed: early 1990s. Demolished: July 1999. Current site: Rite Aid Pharmacy parking lot. |
| The Victoria had arrangements with 20th Century, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists, and also shared Paramount features with the Capitol Theater. | |
Majestic Theater, 42 West Independence Street
 | Capacity: 1000(1941) and 930(1950). Built: late 1920s Operated by Buckley Amusement Enterprises Demolished: 1960s Replaced with a J.C. Penny department store, current site of Rite Aid Pharmacy. |
| The Majestic shared Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer features with the Victoria Theatre until the early 1950s, and later showed Republic, Allied Artists, Monarch, and other B studio films. | |
Capitol Theater, 43 East Independence Street
 | Capacity: 1138 Opened: circa 1920 Closed: circa mid-1960s. Demolished. Current site: Wendy's Restaurant. The Capitol Theater had booking arrangements with Paramount, Universal, Columbia and Warner Brothers. |
Shenandoah Theaters
Capitol Theatre,
132-138 North Main Street (corner of Main and Coal Streets)
 | Capacity: 1500+ Built: 1947 Closed in 1983 Current use: Restaurant |
Lyric Theatre, Jardin and Center Streets
 | Capacity: 480 Operating by 1933-1938 Closed by 1945 Current use: restaurant/bar |
Tamaqua Theaters
Victoria Theater, Broad Street
 | Capacity: 700 Closed: 1980s. Demolished. Operated by Victoria Amusement Enterprises in 1963. |
Majestic Theater, Broad Street
Designed by William Harold LeeCapacity: 1140
operated as a movie theater until the late 1960s with a hotel was located on the upper floors.
Currently a senior citizen apartment building.
Buckley Amusement Enterprises
Chamberlain Amusement Company, later
Victoria Amusement Enterprises of Shamokin
In 1963,
Magazzu Enterprises of Mount Carmel
Peter Magazzu's office was on Third & Pear Streets in Mt. Carmel.
In 1967,
Michael Kerrigan
William Harold Lee Started his career as an architect with the Shamokin Lumber Company.
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