Haak Farm in East Reading
A farm belonging to Michael Haak once encompassed about 229 acres in East Reading beginning at a point what [...]
Berkshire Hotel
Ground was broken for the former Berkshire Hotel, Northwest corner of Fifth and Washington Streets, Reading, PA, on the [...]
Monsignor George Bornemann
George Bornemann was born October 5, 1838, at Lingen, Province of Hanover, Germany. His father was a rope-maker; his [...]
The Old White Store and Stichter’s Hardware Store
One of the first business places in Reading was the store of Conrad Weiser at a little crossroads we [...]
Reading Girls’ High School and Architect Alexander Forbes Smith
On November 2, 1852, the City Union High School on Fourth and Court streets in Reading, Pennsylvania, opened its [...]
Kershner’s Spiked Ice Cream
Kershner's Ice Cream Parlor was the favorite stopping off place for Reading's old timers for the better part of [...]
Geology of Mount Penn South Lookout
The Mount Penn scenic lookout at the southern end of Skyline Drive in Reading is situated on some of [...]
Madison Building, Metropolitan Edison Building
The Madison building was erected between 1926 and 1927 as the Metropolitan Edison building. During the middle years of [...]
South of Penn Pool
The former South of Penn pool, at Seventh and Laurel Streets, site of an old school building, was built [...]
South Reading Market House
The South Reading Market at 548 Bingaman (southwest comer of 6th and Bingaman) was one of the city's most [...]
Washington Towers Apartment Building
Nestled in the heart of the business district is the Washington Towers apartment building. The apartment building was part [...]
Early Indian Dam at Tulpehocken Creek
The Tulpehocken Creek is the largest stream in Western Berks County. Arising from springs west of Myerstown in Lebanon [...]
Stairway to the Reading Pagoda
On August 12, 1932 dedication services were held for the completion of a stairway to the Pagoda. The dedication [...]
W.T. Grant Co., Reading, PA
Long before the days of big-box stores like Walmart and Target, five-and-dime stores had everything you needed. You could [...]
Keystone Hook and Ladder Company No. 1
The Reading Fire Department was officially organized on March 17, 1773, with the founding of the Rainbow Volunteer Fire Company. [...]
Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute/Penn State Berks
The Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute, founded by Ferdinand Thun and Henry Janssen, was originally organized as the Educational Department of [...]
Cigar Makers of Reading, PA
The manufacture of cigars began in Reading about 1800. A box of cigars always stood on the counter of [...]
First Catholic Church in Reading, PA
Reading was founded in 1748 by Thomas and Richard Penn (sons of William Penn). In 1752 a modest chapel [...]
House of the Good Shepherd
For more than half of our nation's history, social services were not provided by the government, but by benevolent [...]
St. Catharine’s Orphan Asylum for Girls
St. Catharine's Orphan Asylum for Girls was founded due to the generosity of Mrs. Catharine Madary, a Reading widow [...]
Hershey Candy Factory – Reading, PA
Milton Snavely Hershey (September 13, 1857 – October 13, 1945) was an American chocolatier, businessman, and philanthropist. At the [...]