Alsace Hill Tunnel Muhlenberg Township
Aaron Albright made a startling recommendation to his employers in June 1856. He proposed building a tunnel 2,500 feet [...]
Spring Valley Hotel
Just down the creek from the breast of Bernhart’s Dam was the Spring Valley Hotel. It had been in [...]
Sho-Boat
The Sho-Boat was located at the northwest corner of Schuylkill Ave. and Blair Ave., Reading. The brick hotel building [...]
Yuengling’s Ice Cream
One of the more interesting facets of the Yuengling company's colorful history was its innovative response to the "Prohibition" [...]
Wright Biplane over Mt. Penn and Reading
On Thursday July 9, 1914 an enthusiastic crowd of spectators gathered at Carsonia Park to witness two beautiful flights [...]
ZooAmerica
ZooAmerica is a zoo located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, The idea for a zoo in Hershey dates back to the [...]
B. & J. Saylor Food Store
B. & J. Saylor food store, formerly located at 401 Penn Street, once drew customers from near and far [...]
Heaven Sent Beer
A unique event to occur in Berks County during prohibition was the day "heaven-sent" beer rained down on South [...]
Reading City Park Kiddie Kastle
For three decades, one of the city’s most popular and interesting attractions was the yellow-brick play castle in City [...]
St. Paul’s Orphan Asylum for Boys
In the nineteenth century there was not the network of government sponsored social service agencies that are in place [...]
Whander Field
Whander Field was an airport located in the field across Route 73 from the Schuylkill Valley High School. Whander [...]
History of St. Joseph’s Hospital
In 1872 Right Rev. Monsignor Bornemann, who in his fatherly sympathy had ever been most eager to relieve the [...]
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church
Around beginning of the twentieth century, the first Ukrainian immigrants came to Reading from Western Ukraine and from the [...]
History of St. Margaret’s RC Church
In 1920, St. Joseph's Church, 8th and Spring Streets, was the only Catholic Church in Reading north of Walnut [...]
History of Holy Rosary Church
In the early 1900’s only a few Italian families were to be found scattered throughout the City of Reading. [...]
History of St. Joseph’s Church RC Church
On June 10, 1874; the Reverend A.D. Filan of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Reading, bought from the Reading [...]
History of Saints Cyril and Methodius RC Church
Around 1880, the first Slovaks came to Reading from Saris, Spis and Zemplin, areas in Czechoslovakia, and later from [...]
End of the Line – Last Passenger Train to Reading & Bringing Passenger Trains Back
On Tuesday afternoon, June 30, 1981, commuters gathered at the Franklin Street Station to board one of the last [...]
Neversink Mountain Reservoir
The Neversink Mountain Reservoir was built in 1936, on just over 29 acres of land, which was acquired by [...]
History of St. Mary’s RC Church, Reading
A skyline landmark in the southern section of the city, the steeples of St. Mary's Catholic Church rise above [...]
History of Holy Name High School
Catholic education was in its prime in the early 1960s. Overcrowding at Central Catholic High School and St. Peter’s [...]
