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Location DB > United States > Pennsylvania > Mahanoy City > St. Nick's Coal Breakers  Name St. Nick's Coal Breakers  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by Anonymous on 8/11/2006 9:54 PM last modified by Anonymous on 11/14/2023 2:46 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description A very photogenic location, there's lots of interesting machinery to point a camera at. Stealth is important here.  Basic Information Type: Building Status: Demolished Accessibility: Moderate Recommendation: forget it  Physical Information Address Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania United States Owner: See a map of this location  Hazards asbestos rust unsafe flooring flooding water air quality  Interesting Features An enormous coal chute, a lot of machinery, and offices that still have old records and manuals lying around.  Security Measures cops have recently busted an explorer here as well as scrappers  Historical Dates Built: 1931 Closed: 1976  Required Equipment flashlight breathing mask gloves head protection long pants / sleeves  Recommended Equipment boots - in wet weather, lots of greasy black mud at ground level  History This breaker was built in 1931 and began operation in 1932. It was at the time the largest coal breaker in the world. Wikipedia says... The Old St. Nicholas Breaker, located just outside of Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, on Pennsylvania 54. It was constructed in 1930 and began operating in 1932. Half of the village of Suffolk was relocated in order to create room for Reading Anthracite's Old St. Nicholas Breaker, the largest coal breaker in the world. 20 miles (32 km) of railroad track were laid, 3,800 tons of steel and more than 10,000 cubic yards (7,600 m3) of concrete were used. A mile and a half of conveyor lines, 25 miles (40 km) of conduit, 26,241 square feet (2,437.9 m2) of rubber belting, 118 miles (190 km) of wire and cable and 20 miles (32 km) of pipe were installed. When the breaker was constructed it was divided into two sides. Each side could be operated independently, producing 12,500 tons of coal a day. Once the raw coal enters the production process within the breaker it took just 12 minutes to pass through the entire breaker. For 31 years, the Old St. Nicholas Breaker prepared all sizes of famous Reading Anthracite for the markets of the world.  Media Coverage http://www.mcall.c...0180316-story.html  Future Plans UPDATE: What remained of the breaker has been demolished. It came down in a controlled implosion on March 19, 2018. See link in "media coverage" for video.  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries Gallery Mon, Feb 19th, 2007 posted by Vulp 1 pictures Morning adventure with Explorer H Mon, Feb 26th, 2007 posted by Explorer_S 10 pictures Coal Cracka Fri, Jan 25th, 2008 posted by Stuck in Kaos 10 pictures St Nicks 3/29/08 Wed, Mar 11th, 2009 posted by thirdbass41 8 pictures St. Nick 2011 Fri, Jun 10th, 2016 posted by Sheavy 5 pictures Google Street images Mon, Nov 13th, 2023 posted by fr00tCake 3 pictures Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links Video: http://www.youtube...atch?v=jUrF0ZAeE_8 Pictures: http://www.opacity...s_coal_breaker.htm Discussion: http://tinyurl.com/mw3gbr9 Wikipedia: https://en.wikiped...._Nicholas_Breaker  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 11/14/2023 2:47 PM.  Latest Changes on Nov 14 23 at 14:47, Anonymous validated this location on Nov 14 23 at 14:46, Anonymous changed the following: Web Links on Nov 13 23 at 20:28, Anonymous added some pictures to a gallery on Nov 13 23 at 20:27, Anonymous created a new gallery on Jan 13 20 at 15:41, Anonymous validated this location on Jan 13 20 at 15:40, Anonymous changed the following: History on Apr 30 18 at 21:52, Anonymous validated this location on Apr 30 18 at 16:00, Anonymous changed the following: Status, Recommendation, Media Coverage, Future Plans, Web Links on Jun 12 16 at 19:31, Anonymous validated this location on Jun 10 16 at 5:06, Anonymous updated gallery St. Nick 2011  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? 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