Mount Penn Peace Sign
The Pagoda and the William Penn Memorial Fire Tower are two of three landmarks on Mount Penn. The third [...]
Park and Garden Entertainment Era of Reading, PA
As early as 1850, most of the outdoor entertainments were in parks shaded by huge trees with a thick [...]
Gruber Wagon Works
The Gruber Wagon Works, recognized as a National Historic Landmark, exists as one of the finest examples of late [...]
White Chapel, Albright College
The White Chapel was built forty-seven years before it became part of Albright College. In 1836, Jonathan E. [...]
The Lauer Brewing Company
George Lauer immigrated to America in 1823. Upon landing at Baltimore, Md., he was poor, having just had enough [...]
C. K. Whitner Co. Department Store
Mr. Whitner was a son of the late George Whitner, and was born in Oley Township at Yellowhouse. He [...]
The Lindbergh Viaduct
The Lindbergh Viaduct was constructed to provide another eastern entrance to the City so as to relieve Perkiomen Avenue [...]
The Rajah Temple
Although Rajah Temple had its beginning in 1892, the year 1893 brought the actual setting up of the Mystic [...]
Out-lot 34 – American House
In 1743, Richard and Thomas Penn (sons of William Penn the founder of Pennsylvania, and grandsons of Sir William [...]
Pendora Park – The Great White City
On July 25th, 1907, Pendora Park, a commercial amusement park in East Reading formally opened to the public. People [...]
Reading News Building, 22-24 North Fifth
The City of Reading has witnessed the appearance and disappearance of numerous newspapers since the origin of the town's [...]
The Corrupt City: Reading, Pennsylvania
Organized crime is a society that seeks to operate outside the control of the American people and their governments. [...]
Dengler’s – Mount Penn Borough
Mount Penn was known as "Dengler's" from 1841 to 1902, having been named after George Dengler, Esq., the first [...]
End of Trolley Service in Reading, PA
At the turn of the 20th century there were few means of travel. Of course, there was the horse [...]
McCrory’s 5 and 10 Cent Store – Penn Square
McCrory Stores or J.G. McCrory's was a chain of five and dime stores in the United States based in [...]
Penn Hardware Company, Reading, PA
The Penn Hardware was founded in Reading, PA in 1877 by Charles Raymond Heizmann, who became the president of [...]
Neversink – “A Reclaimed Mountain”
The city of Reading is bounded on the west by the Schuylkill River, on the east by Mount Penn, [...]
History of St. Paul’s Church
On Sunday, May 24th, 1846, dedication services were held at the newly built Saint Peter's church. The congregation of [...]
History of Saint Peter the Apostle RC Church
As a preface to the history of Saint Peter the Apostle R.C. Church in Reading, it may be of [...]
Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Bally, PA
The first Catholic congregation to be established in Pennsylvania was in 1734 when Father Greaton, S. J., a missionary [...]
Buttonwood Street Reservoir
The Buttonwood Street Reservoir consists of two tanks. The south tank was completed in 1895 and covered in 1910. [...]
