Berks County Christmas – Day 12 – 6th and Penn

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The Twelfth day of Christmas – Cars pack Penn Street between 5th and 6th streets in the 1950s, as shoppers look for Christmas gifts. If there’s one thing hasn’t changed in the past 60+ years, its the swarm of shopping during the holiday season!


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Marilyn Grill Heffner i
Marilyn Grill Heffner i
7 years ago

This during the 1940’s not 1930’s. The cars are 1940’s. I was probably in the crowd!

Richard Hoffa
Richard Hoffa
7 years ago

Alexa ,the first car in the foreground is a 1950 Cheverolet , I owned one !

Scott Hoffer
Scott Hoffer
7 years ago

My mom worked in that Woolworth and my dad’s office was at 44 N 65th St


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