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Sinking Spring Area Historical Society and Heritage Park
Read more: Sinking Spring Area Historical Society and Heritage ParkIf you arrived in Sinking Spring 60+ years ago by rail you would have rolled up to Sinking Spring Passenger Station. It was a stop along the Reading Railroad’s Lebanon Valley Line, which began passenger service in 1857 and was discontinued in 1965. If some of these dates sound familiar, it is because it shares…
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Introducing Berks Nostalgia Community Forums
Read more: Introducing Berks Nostalgia Community ForumsWe now have a place for our followers to communicate with each other and the blog here at Berksnostalgia.comNavigate to the Forums using the “Community” tab on the menu bar or at the link https://berksnostalgia.com/forums/ There are different forums including; Hot Topics: place to talk about current news in Berks and how it relates to…
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The Park Theatre – 1016 Penn St
Read more: The Park Theatre – 1016 Penn StThe Park Theater opened November 11, 1926, and it was closed by a fire on May 19, 1978. The theater was demolished the following year. James S. Maurer operated the theater as a X-rated movie and live burlesque house, and in 1964 he was arrested along with two strippers in a raid by the Reading…