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 [...]
Bavarian Beneficial Association Social Club
The Bavarian Beneficial Association was a German organization in the City of Reading organized May 29, 1887, with 50 [...]
Neversink Mountain – Legend of Lover’s Leap
Perhaps the most widely known of the legends of the Schuylkill Valley is the romantic story of "Lover’s Leap." [...]
Neversink Mountain – Civil War Proving Grounds
During the Civil War, Scott Foundry, Reading, PA, tested army and navy cannons on the slope of Neversink Mountain. [...]
Neversink Union Mission
The Neversink Union Mission was located at 728 Bingaman Street, Reading, PA. This view dates from 1905. Little is [...]
Reading Skyline Drive
Across the ridge of Mount Penn, Reading, PA, extends the Skyline Boulevard or Skyline Drive. Motorists who fail to [...]
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. [...]
