Category: 1950s
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Read more: Happy Mother’s Day!A very happy Mother’s Day to the Moms of Berks County and beyond. I’ve decided to share a few from my own family’s album with you all today in honor of them.
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Mt. Penn Diner
Read more: Mt. Penn DinerThe Mt. Penn Glass Front Diner was located at the east end of the Lindbergh Viaduct. It was located at 2101 Howard Blvd in Mount Penn. It was eventually turned into an Arner’s Restaurant, which was then sold as well in the mid-2000s. Now a Pizzeria stands in its place. Source: dinerhunter.com
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The Reading Drive-in Theatre
Read more: The Reading Drive-in TheatreThe Reading Drive-In Theatre opened on August 26, 1949. It cost 65 cents to per adult to watch “Perils of Pauline” on opening night. The Reading Drive-In was located on the 5th Street several miles north of Reading in Temple, Pa. The opening day newspaper ad boasted that the cost to build the entire outdoor theatre and…
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Reading’s Comfort Stations at 5th & Penn
Read more: Reading’s Comfort Stations at 5th & PennThe Comfort Stations at 5th & Penn were essentially public restrooms that included toilets, showers, weight scales, 14 wash bowls with liquid soap, and pay compartments all of which seemed quite luxurious for when it was introduced in February of 1922. The showers and pay compartments cost 25 and 10 cents. Comfort stations became extremely…
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On this Day March 31st
Read more: On this Day March 31stAbove the fold in the March 31st 1959 Reading Eagle Neighborhoods going up around the County
