20 05, 2020

History of St. Joseph’s Church RC Church

2020-05-20T10:55:59-04:00May 20th, 2020|Churches, Schools|0 Comments

On June 10, 1874; the Reverend A.D. Filan of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Reading, bought from the Reading Railroad Company the property on which St. Joseph's Church is situated today. The lot was 100 feet front by 115 feet deep, and on [...]

20 05, 2020

History of Saints Cyril and Methodius RC Church

2020-05-20T10:56:39-04:00May 20th, 2020|Churches, Schools|0 Comments

Around 1880, the first Slovaks came to Reading from Saris, Spis and Zemplin, areas in Czechoslovakia, and later from Trencin, Orava and Nitra, also in Czechoslovakia. During their first years in Reading, they attended Mass at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, and then [...]

20 05, 2020

End of the Line – Last Passenger Train to Reading & Bringing Passenger Trains Back

2021-02-07T07:38:04-04:00May 20th, 2020|Planes-Trains-Automobiles|2 Comments

On Tuesday afternoon, June 30, 1981, commuters gathered at the Franklin Street Station to board one of the last trains making a run from Pottsville through Reading to Philadelphia waited patiently for the diesel to arrive. The trip would be their last on [...]

20 05, 2020

History of St. Mary’s RC Church, Reading

2020-05-20T00:24:36-04:00May 20th, 2020|Churches, Schools|2 Comments

A skyline landmark in the southern section of the city, the steeples of St. Mary's Catholic Church rise above Twelfth and Spruce streets. Polish immigrants began arriving in Reading around 1850, seeking work and livelihood in the iron foundries here. The majority [...]

19 05, 2020

History of Holy Name High School

2020-06-28T07:18:49-04:00May 19th, 2020|Churches, Schools|0 Comments

Catholic education was in its prime in the early 1960s. Overcrowding at Central Catholic High School and St. Peter’s High School necessitated the need for another High School. In 1961, Bishop Joseph McShea, of the newly created Allentown Diocese, inaugurated a massive building [...]

19 05, 2020

Bavarian Beneficial Association

2020-05-19T22:26:17-04:00May 19th, 2020|Organizations-Institutions|0 Comments

The Bavarian Beneficial Association was located at 2000 Hill Road. The original frame building is the portion on the left in the photo shown below. In 1910, officers and founding members all belonged to St. Paul’s R.C. Church, 151 North Ninth Street, Reading, [...]

19 05, 2020

Neversink Mountain – Civil War Proving Grounds

2020-05-19T21:01:36-04:00May 19th, 2020|Landmarks, Nature & Outdoors|0 Comments

During the Civil War, Scott Foundry, Reading, PA, tested army and navy cannons on the slope of Neversink Mountain. Near the proving grounds was a strong run of water that originated as a spring. Miniature water wheels were constructed and placed along the [...]

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