Kitty Solomon helped spawn the Outlet Industry
At one time Reading was dominated by textile manufacturers. By the 1960s and early 1970s most of the textile [...]
Stocker Mansion and Brewery
While three different brewers lived in this former “brewery mansion” over the years, people generally referred to the place [...]
Spring Garden and Deppen Brewing Co.
When the oldest citizens were boys, and even before, there were summer gardens and other popular resorts in Reading [...]
Penn Square Pedestrian Mall
The Penn Square Pedestrian Mall was originally a component of a much larger urban renewal plan. Sasaki Associates' Downtown [...]
Fairgrounds Square Mall Redevelopment
Below: 2018 redevelopment plan of the Fairgrounds Square Mall by Augusta, Ga.-based Hull Property Group to include more than [...]
The Reading Station Outlet Center
Around 1992, 8 million people used to shop the Reading area outlets each year. People would drive from near [...]
Wilhelm Mansion – The Inn at Centre Park
The property at 730 Centre Avenue, known as the Wilhelm Mansion, consists of two buildings, the mansion and the [...]
Reading Railroad Massacre of 1877
The Reading Railroad massacre of July 23, 1877, in which ten people lost their lives, was the climax of [...]
Ferdinand Winter Residence – 900 Centre Avenue
Ferdinand Winter, who for many years was a well-known business man of Reading, and a member of the leather [...]
James Hervey Sternbergh – Reading Bolt and Nut Works
The Reading Bolt and Nut Works was a plant extending over some eight acres of land, lying between Third [...]
