At the corner of Fourth and Washington Streets in Reading, Pennsylvania, stands a site that embodies over 260 years of transformation. From a humble Quaker log meetinghouse to a Revolutionary War hospital, from a state-of-the-art 1920s skyscraper to a collection of high-end apartment [...]

Demolition is set to begin today on the city-owned building at 431 Penn Street, marking another chapter in Reading’s ongoing struggle with historic preservation and municipal mismanagement. Once a symbol of architectural grandeur, the structure—particularly its Beaux-Arts façade—has been left to decay under [...]