Category: 1940s
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Berks County Christmas – Day 15 – Snowfall
Read more: Berks County Christmas – Day 15 – Snowfall400 block of Penn Street in the 1940s after a light snow fall. We see Shaffer Furniture Co, a State Liquor Store in the former mansion that was demolished in May 1980, Acme Market, Ramos Brothers Hat Cleaning, Charles Auto Supply, and Sunshine Inn (formerly Barbey’s). Picture from The Passing Scene
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Berks County Christmas – Day 14 – Christmas Tree
Read more: Berks County Christmas – Day 14 – Christmas TreeFourteenth Day of Christmas – yet another shot of the Christmas tree standing in the center of the circle at 5th and Penn Streets downtown. 1940s
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Berks County Christmas – Day 9 – Santa at Pomeroy’s
Read more: Berks County Christmas – Day 9 – Santa at Pomeroy’sNinth day of Christmas – December 7th, 1947. Santa Claus has a line of little children at Pomeroy’s Department store. Robert Deturk tells Santa what he wants…December 1947…Sixth Floor of Pomeroy’s. It’s likely that some who glance upon this page will experience a deja vu moment, as untold numbers of Reading-area youngsters once stood on…
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Berks County Christmas – Day 6 – Penn Street
Read more: Berks County Christmas – Day 6 – Penn StreetSixth Day of Christmas – Light snowfall on a decorated Penn Street in the 1940s. Pictured is both Whitner’s and Pomeroy’s Department stores.
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Moore’s Diner & Queen City
Read more: Moore’s Diner & Queen CityIn the 1930’s and ’40s, Walter J. “Bill” Moore operated Moore’s Restaurant chain in Reading. He opened the first location in 1937 at the present site of Reading’s post office. The post office was constructed only two years later in 1939, in which he moved to 421 Penn Street. In addition to the 421 Penn…
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Ritz Theatre
Read more: Ritz TheatreThe Ritz Theatre was located at 819 Penn Street, across from the Kissinger-Farmer’s Market. It was originally called the Crescent Theatre when it opened: The Crescent Theatre was opened in 1910. In 1913 it was renamed Princess Theatre. It was re-named Arcadia Theatre in 1928, taking the name of the Arcadia Theatre which had burnt…
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Court Street 1940s
Read more: Court Street 1940sThis view from the 1940s, looking east up Court Street in Reading. Pictured to the left is the Courthouse, notice the lights were lit atop the building. In fall 2012, the lights were discontinued due to the rising cost of operations and other factors. There are currently efforts to get the lights relit to their former glory.…
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Fifth and Penn Reading
Read more: Fifth and Penn ReadingBelow are various images of the southeast corner of Fifth and Penn Streets in downtown Reading. The southeast corner of Fifth and Penn, previously the site of Reading’s well-known Mansion House, as it appeared in the 1940s. On April 3rd, 1977 the building housed a McDonalds when a fire broke out around 10:30pm. Famous Maid…
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Flashback Friday: Boots Pet Store
Read more: Flashback Friday: Boots Pet StoreLocated on N 10th St at the intersection with Spring St.
