Frederick Lauer Mansion – Reading, PA
In 1891, George Frederick Lauer, chairman of the Lauer Brewing Co., erected an elegant mansion which fronted on South Third, [...]
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 [...]
Reading, PA: A Slovak Christmas
Around 1880, the first Slovaks arrived in Reading, PA. They came from Saris, Spis and Zemplin, areas in Czechoslovakia, [...]
Plan Mix-up: Post Office designed for a Southern City
After glancing at the old Post Office at the Southeast corner of 5th and Washington Streets you may realize [...]
History of the former Bachman Pretzel Company
The Bachman story starts in Reading, Pennsylvania, with a young immigrant baker named Joseph S. Bachman. Joseph was born [...]
West Reading Town Plan
In 1864, Frederick R. Frill purchased from William Leinbach a farm of 116 acres. In 1873, he laid this [...]
Penn View Motel, West Reading
The Penn View Motel, located on the block between 2nd and 3rd Streets on Penn Avenue in West Reading, [...]
Nolen Favored Grouping of Public Buildings
The original public building in Reading stood in the center of Penn Square, directly at the intersection of Penn [...]
Seashore Mansion of William H. Luden
William Henry Luden, developer of the menthol cough drop and founder of the Luden's company in Reading, PA, amassed [...]
Widow Finney’s Town – Reading, PA
Located at the Southwest corner of 4th and Cherry Streets in Reading are three distinct restaurants. Judy's on Cherry [...]
West Reading Hotel
Until 1964 the most familiar structure in West Reading was the West Reading Hotel on the north side of [...]
Southeast Corner of Third and Penn Streets
The buildings at the southeast corner of 3rd and Penn Streets, presented the above appearance, when, in 1825, Daniel [...]
John Nolen – The Future City of Reading Pennsylvania
John Nolen (1869–1937) was the first American to identify himself exclusively as a town and city planner. Nolen was [...]
Bern Township, Berks County
Bern Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Bern Township was settled in 1733, mostly by German farmers. [...]
Reading Red Sox, Reading, PA
The Reading Red Sox are a defunct minor league baseball affiliate of the Boston Red Sox baseball franchise. The [...]
Richards’ Toy Corner Reading, PA
Richards' toy corner, located on the northeast corner of Front and Buttonwood, was probably the largest store devoted to [...]
Replica of Carpenters’ Hall, Reading, PA
Located at the Southwest corner of 8th and Penn Streets in Reading, PA is a building patterned architecturally after [...]
The Strand Theater
The Strand Theatre was located at the Northeast corner of at 9th and Spring Streets in Reading. The city's [...]
Modernization and Urban Renewal of Penn Street, Reading, PA
In the 1930s Reading, Pennsylvania, was a medium-sized city of 111,000 inhabitants. As the seat of Berks County, Reading [...]
Reading City Park – Penn’s Common
Film of City Park, Penn's Common, 1929 showing old bandstand and prison. Water-Works, Prison, and Fairgrounds Reading [...]
