Abandoned Mine Shafts in Reading, PA
The first main shaft for iron ore in Reading was sunk on Mt. Penn around 1843. The first mining [...]
City Park Iron Water Spring
Around the turn of the last century many people would visit City Park because they believed that the spring [...]
James Nolan – Railroad and Bridge Contractor
James Nolan, president of Reading Trust Co. and a railroad and bridge contractor for many years, was born in [...]
Tyson-Schoener Elementary School
Tyson-Schoener Elementary School was built in 1928 and was named for Benjamin Tyson and Adam Schoener, local legislators who [...]
Weiser Lake Mine Hole
West of the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, between Seventh Avenue and Park Road, on the Wyomissing-West Reading border, [...]
Hampden Park Civil War Field Guns
Perched atop the old Hampden reservoir (now an athletic field) to the North and South were once two Civil [...]
Madeira Farm and Airfield
Few shoppers at the former Madeira Shopping Plaza, the commercial strip that extends from the former K-mart to the [...]
Penn Street Viaduct
he Penn Street Viaduct at Reading, PA is located at the foot of Penn Street. The viaduct begins at [...]
Reading, PA – Outlet Capital of the World
Outlets first appeared in the Eastern United States in the 1930s. Factory stores started to offer damaged or excess [...]
Penn Square Traffic Circle: The Roundabout That Refused to Quit
For almost 40 years, Reading, Pennsylvania, had a stubborn little traffic circle in Penn Square that seemed to have [...]
The Grand Opera House Theatre
In 1871 the West Reading Market House was erected on the south side of Penn below Fourth Street, extending [...]
The Lyric Theatre
In 1910, Theodore Auman, J. George Kuersten, J. George Rick and Frank D. Hill built the "Lyric" theatre at [...]
The Ritz Theatre
The small theatre, which once stood at 819 Penn Street, had various names over the years, including the Crescent, [...]
Temple Inn
The Temple Inn was erected in 1928 by Morris Sassaman as Penn Temple Hotel at the intersection of Kutztown [...]
Berks County Courthouse
Rising 19 stories or 275 ft., the county courthouse is the tallest building in Reading. The courthouse, located at [...]
Southeast Corner of Fifth and Penn Streets
On October 19, 1778 Mr. Hall sold the property located at the Southeast Corner of 5th & Penn Streets [...]
Green Spot
Green Spot is a brand of non-carbonated, non-caffeinated orange-based soft drink originating in the United States but today produced [...]
Helltown – a Northeastern Suburb
Few persons know why Hampden in Northeast Reading was once known by the name of Helltown. About 200 [...]
Comfort Station at 5th and Penn Streets
Authorization for the erection of a comfort station at the southwest corner of 5th and Penn Streets was asked [...]
10th and Windsor Market House
The 10th and Windsor Market House was erected in 1894 according to plans and specifications prepared by Architect Alexander [...]
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 [...]