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 [...]
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 [...]