Camelot on Neversink – Locals not Welcomed
In November 1891, a contract was issued to local builder Levi H. Focht to erect the Neversink Mountain Hotel, [...]
Borough of Sinking Spring – Named After Spring
The date of the beginning of the settlement of Sinking Spring was in 1793, although there were settlers in [...]
A & W Root Beer, 3801 Perkiomen Ave.
A & W Root Beer, 3801 Perkiomen Ave. opened in 1964. According to a 1965 directory, Leroy A. and [...]
The Dreamland Park Murders
Dreamland Park was a small amusement park located on Pricetown Road in Ruscombmanor Township, Pennsylvania. The park, which was [...]
Neversink Scenic Drive
In 1966, the Reading Automobile Club proposed the construction of a scenic drive on top of Neversink Mountain. Although [...]
Reading Air Show
The first air show at Reading, PA was held during dedication ceremonies for the newly built municipal airport in [...]
History of Holy Guardian Angels Boy Scouts of America Troop 161
The application for charter for a new troop that was to become troop 161 was completed on May 1, [...]
Crystal Palace Hot Wiener Shop
The Crystal Palace Hot Wiener Shop was a downtown Reading dining landmark for 82 years. Frank Pestlikes, a native [...]
Camp Howard on Mount Penn
Few people know that a Boy Scout Camp once existed on Mount Penn. Camp Howard was a 26-acre campsite [...]
Reading Railroad: Coal Age Empire
Decades ago, Reading was a mighty manufacturing town where the Reading Railroad — once the world's largest company, now [...]
Shikellamy Boy Scout Reservation
Camping has always been essential to Scouting, and was embraced by even the earliest Boy Scouts of Berks and [...]
Fifth and Spring School
The Fifth and Spring school house was an 8-room building erected in 1900. The school was adjacent to Church [...]
Pomeroy’s Department Store, Reading, PA
In the 1870s, three young men, salesmen for Brown, Thomson and McWhirter, at Hartford, Conn., had a dream. They [...]
Park School, Reading, PA
The Park School was formerly located at the intersection of Perkiomen Avenue with 12th and Franklin Streets. The building [...]
The Embassy Theatre, Reading, PA
The Embassy theatre was constructed on the properties owned by Ad. and Samuel Kutz and E. I. Kaufmann, 739-749 [...]
Reading/Berks Drive-in Theaters: A History
Drive-in theaters were hugely popular after World War II and, on special summer occasions featured all-night shows. Among its [...]
Rio Theatre, Schuylkill Avenue, Reading, PA
Ben Zerr opened the Olivet Theatre at 647 Schuylkill Ave., near Oley, on Thanksgiving Day 1911. The initial attraction [...]
May Day at Charles S. Foos Elementary School in 1956
In the late 1800s, migrants and immigrants from around the world were flocking to U.S. cities to find jobs [...]
Holiday Inn, 2nd and Penn Streets, Reading, PA
Early in 1972 reports were circulating in regard to construction of a new motel-hotel on the site where not [...]
West Lawn Elementary School
The West Lawn Elementary School was located at the corner of Riegel and Nobles Street. The handsome building, erected [...]
