A photograph from atop the ruin of St. Nicholas Central Breaker in Schuylkill County, PA | 2002

Taken in 2002 from inside the ruined St. Nicholas Central Breaker, this photograph looks out over a patch town that once lived by the rhythm of anthracite coal production. Built in 1931 and demolished in 2018, the breaker’s rise and fall mirrors the Coal Region itself. Read the Full Story.