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 [...]