I just found this site today and enjoyed reading many of the posts re: the Victoria theatre in Shamokin, PA. I was born and raised in Shamokin and saw many, many movies at “the Vicky”, as we Shamokin natives called it, before moving in 1989. I especially remember seeing “Jaws” and “Star Wars” when I was in my late teens; what a huge screen! I live in Orlando, Fl now, home of the theme parks. Always wished I could have found someone with deep pockets and a love of history to invest what it would have taken to restore the Victoria to its original glory. Unfortunately, Shamokin is too depressed of a coal town for most people to see it as a good investment. (I don’t remember the Majestic, which used to be next to the Victoria, but I do remember visiting the Capital theater when I was about 5 yrs old to see Snow White. It was across the street and about 2 ½ blocks further on Independence St., where Wendy’s is today.
I just found this site today and enjoyed reading many of the posts re: the Victoria theatre in Shamokin, PA. I was born and raised in Shamokin and saw many, many movies at “the Vicky”, as we Shamokin natives called it, before moving in 1989. I especially remember seeing “Jaws” and “Star Wars” when I was in my late teens; what a huge screen! I live in Orlando, Fl now, home of the theme parks. Always wished I could have found someone with deep pockets and a love of history to invest what it would have taken to restore the Victoria to its original glory. Unfortunately, Shamokin is too depressed of a coal town for most people to see it as a good investment. (I don’t remember the Majestic, which used to be next to the Victoria, but I do remember visiting the Capital theater when I was about 5 yrs old to see Snow White. It was across the street and about 2 ½ blocks further on Independence St., where Wendy’s is today.