Skyline Drive on Mount Penn constructed by laborers of the Works Progress Administration
Skyline Drive on Mount Penn was constructed by laborers of the Works Progress Administration, a federal program established in [...]
Hawthorne Mansion – House of Seven Gables
The Hawthorn Mansion at the corner of Clymer St. and Mineral Spring Rd. was built by George Frederick Baer [...]
Santa Banned from Annual Christmas Parade at Reading
In 1950, Santa Claus was banned from the Reading Christmas parade. Not that the city didn't believe in Santa. [...]
Mistletoe – Christmas Customs and Traditions
The mistletoe Americans are familiar with -- phoradendron serotinum -- grows primarily in the Southeast and as far west [...]
Koziar’s Christmas Village
William M. Koziar, the creator of Christmas Village, began decorating his home and property in 1948 for the pleasure [...]
Paper Mill Dam Removal on Cacoosing Creek in Berks County
American Rivers was awarded $275,441 for the Removal of the Paper Mill Dam on Cacoosing Creek. Cacoosing Creek is [...]
VF Outlet Store Closing
After decades of providing outlet prices on brand-name clothing, the VF Outlet store in West Reading is closing. Clerks [...]
Reading Fairgrounds Speedway, the Home of Champions
From September 20, 1924 to June 29,1979, dirt-track racing fans crowded the 80 acre site of the Reading Fairgrounds [...]
Developer planning new townhomes on Washington Street, success or poor planning
The Reading Redevelopment Authority recently accepted bids from a New York developer for the purchase of 301, 311, and [...]
Reading Area Community College
Amid a great deal of controversy and opposition from a number of sources, including the Chamber of Commerce, the [...]
More People Are Decorating for Christmas Early This Year
Perhaps because people are spending more time at home, they'll take any excuse to brighten things up in this [...]
Weiser Student to Attend Purdue Space Day
On average, American 8-to-12-year-olds spend 4 hours and 44 minutes on screen media each day. That’s according to a [...]
Columbus Day, 1892 – The Great Catholic Parade
The celebration of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by the Catholic of this city took place [...]
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 [...]
William Luden “Bon – Air” Mansion
The beautiful mansion, known as "Bon - Air", located at Hill Road and Clymer Street, is a monument to [...]
Stocker Mansion and Brewery
While three different brewers lived in this former “brewery mansion” over the years, people generally referred to the place [...]
Boyer Mansion – Southwest Corner of Lancaster Ave. and Morgantown Rd.
On the southwest corner of Lancaster Ave. and Morgantown Rd., Reading, once sat the imposing George F. Boyer mansion, [...]
Wertz’s Red Covered Bridge
Wertz's Covered Bridge, also known as the Red Covered Bridge, is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Bern [...]
The Reading Public Library built by Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was once the richest man in the world. Coming as a dirt poor kid from Scotland to [...]
The Reading Fairgrounds in Muhlenberg Township
On April 20, 1915, two adjoining tracts of land in Muhlenberg Township, totaling 54 acres, were purchased for $20,750 [...]
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 [...]