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Carsonia Park opened in 1896 and operated until 1950. It’s extensive history can be read here. It appears that the only thing that remains is the pool and lake. The main midway was built over by housing many years ago.
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Nice! I go to school here right now, and now I love to know about the history of my school!…
Your right! I do know much about this school right now though. I go to it and I am sadly…
The Eagles did their pre season training at Albright College during the late 1960’s
I loved the chocolate-covered pretzels and Swedish fish. Fern would be sitting in the back watching TV when we came…
Thank you for the history of R M Palmer. What a history of a company that I knew little about.…
![Dressing your best on Easter morning used to be the thing to do. Then everyone paraded around the Reading Public Museum grounds to show everyone else how good they looked, I suppose. 😅 Pictured is my Grandmother [middle] and her siblings on Easter morning 1948](https://scontent-dfw5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/433187804_452166543807920_6024381809535763921_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=er77TPe2NwkAb7RbQff&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&oh=00_AfDBd7oJdmX_tcllwkKtcaPGDKStAjdI-B_8D79diPtOOg&oe=6613784C)
![The Fairgrounds Square Mall under construction in 1980 with Al Boscov standing center [colorized]](https://scontent-dfw5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/434290869_453388447019063_3701736802348547321_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=6B5qzZNw27IAb5VYXSx&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&oh=00_AfABtq1Wjmucl3f5xNOn6PzVT2D4QP5xzc07SYOkervbEQ&oe=66136922)
The park and dance hall was known to all Big Bands, some of whom performed there many times to entertain all the dancers that arrived by trolley cars and some cars as well. Too bad the building succombed to a devastating fire.
I bought a blue to glass blue slipper that says souvenir from car sonia park.any interest?
I love the old image! I believe that might be my home at 120 Montgomery at the top. Is that the Beer Garden shown? Awesome image!
I believe the beer garden was where Anthony’s currently is
Yes, 100% correct. The Passing Scene vol 2 pg 254 has a nice picture of it. I worked in the building when it was SPA-ZIOS and then sold to become Anthony’s. The bar area is the original building. The dining area facing Byram, the rear facing Nevella, and the kitchen area were all added when It was called Charlies. I think that was the name from the 80s. It then sat vacant for a while before David Spatz and Frank DeFazio partners to make it SPA-ZIOS.
I don’t know about the 80s (I moved away in ’79), but it was Charlie’s Valley Inn in the ’60s and ’70s. Mt. Penn High School held its award dinners there.