Mahanoy area revisited / Mahanoy Area Historical Society.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mahanoy Area Historical Society (Pa.)

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mahanoy City (Pa.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

Mahanoy City (Pa.).

Mahanoy City (Pa.)--History--Pictorial works.

Mahanoy City (Pa.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, portraits.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2013]

Summary:

This pictorial history continues the story of the Mahanoy area, a community located at the heart of the Pennsylvania anthracite mining region. Mahanoy Area Revisited encompasses the years 1913-1963. These vintage photographs depict the history, culture, faith, tragedies, industry, beauty, and strength of this region as well as its people, which includes an Oscar winner, Victor Schertzinger, as well as the composer of the No. 1 hit "Once in Awhile," Michael (Slowitzky) Edwards, and the inventor of cable television, John (Walsonavich) Walson. The images of the Victoria Theater ("the Vic"), schools, parks, churches, businesses, collieries, and citizens present a rich and complex tapestry of a close-knit, vibrant community that includes Mahanoy City and surrounding villages or "patches" such as New Boston, Delano, St. Nicholas, and Barnesville.

Contents:

East side, west side

And the band played on

Take me out to the ball game

Over there

Sentimental journey

School days, amen.

OCLC:

885208440