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Then & Now – 400 block Penn St
Read more: Then & Now – 400 block Penn StThe 400 block of Penn Street in downtown Reading PA. As it appeared in the 1960s and today.
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On this Day March 27th…
Read more: On this Day March 27th…Above the fold in the March 27th, 1985 Reading Eagle
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On this Day March 26th
Read more: On this Day March 26thAbove the fold in the March 26th 1979 Reading Eagle The Forecast In the theatres Phonebook ad
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The Vanity Fair Outlets
Read more: The Vanity Fair OutletsThe Vanity Fair Outlets were established first as Reading Glove and Mitten Manufacturing Company in Pennsylvania in October 1899. The H.D. Lee Company (now Lee) was acquired by the company in 1969 and the corporate name was changed to VF Corporation, a fictitious name that…
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On this Day March 25th
Read more: On this Day March 25thAbove the fold in the March 25th 1941 Reading Eagle – Yugoslavia joins Axis powers
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Farr’s Shoe Store / Boot Shop
Read more: Farr’s Shoe Store / Boot ShopFarr’s was founded in Allentown in 1862 by Jacob L. Farr Sr. in a small shop at 8th & Hamilton. He custom made men’s, women’s and children’s shoes by hand. Reading’s first branch opened in 1913 under management of three of Farr’s sons. They reincorporated…
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Dempsey’s American Kitchen
Read more: Dempsey’s American KitchenThere was not a lot of information to be found on Dempsey’s American Kitchen online. Only this Morning Call article from 2005 about the restaurant location in Bethlehem being closed. Dempsey’s headquartered in Reading, but there were 14 locations eventually opened (and subsequently closed) around the region in…
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On this Day March 24th
Read more: On this Day March 24thAbove the fold in the March 24th 1969 Reading Eagle Dear Mrs. Post… Local Job Ads
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On this day March 23rd…
Read more: On this day March 23rd…Above the fold in the March 23rd 1955 Reading Eagle Ads & more
