Category: 1970s
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Then & Now – 1100 Block of Lancaster Ave
Read more: Then & Now – 1100 Block of Lancaster AvePictured is looking toward Reading on Lancaster Ave also known as 222 business. You may remember the Red Barn Restaurant, which then became a Chinese restaurant called Golden Chopsticks. It went out of business sometime in the early-mid 2010s.
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Schell’s Mini-Golf, Restaurant and Dairy Swirl
Read more: Schell’s Mini-Golf, Restaurant and Dairy SwirlNothing says summertime like a trip to Schell’s for some minigolf and ice cream at the Dairy Swirl. Schell’s has been a landmark on 5th Street Highway in Muhlenberg Township since 1952. Initially opened as just an ice cream shop by the Schell family, the 18 hole mini-golf course opened in May of 1953, and…
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Old Iron Bridge Connecting Wyomissing & West Lawn
Read more: Old Iron Bridge Connecting Wyomissing & West LawnThis iron bridge was on 422/Penn Ave connecting Wyomissing and West Lawn. It was built in 1926 and replaced an older, smaller iron pony-truss bridge. Only two “overhead bowstring bridges” like it are known to have survived in the state of Pennsylvania.* One ended up being placed on the Horseshoe Trail at Scarlets Mill in…
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West Wyomissing Foot Bridge
Read more: West Wyomissing Foot BridgeIn West Wyomissing, there used to be a pedestrian foot bridge that connected Morwood Avenue to Penn Avenue. It was built by the Reading Railroad in the early 1920s to help commuters who lived in West Wyo to get to the trolly lines on Penn Ave easily. A nearby establishment was Queen of the Valley Diner…
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King Hamburgers / Dairy King
Read more: King Hamburgers / Dairy KingThis establishment was originally Called King’s Hamburgers. When Burger King came to Pennsylvania the owner tried to block their usage of the name “Burger King”, which backfired. Unbeknownst Burger King Corporation had already filed for the Pennsylvania rights for that name just a few months before the owner. After this the restaurant was known as…
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Penn & 7th Street, 1970s
Read more: Penn & 7th Street, 1970sPhoto taken by Ron Ciervo
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Reading Brewing Company
Read more: Reading Brewing CompanyReading Brewing Company was founded by Philip Bessinger in 1886 in Reading, Pennsylvania. It was located at 9th & Laurel Streets. It brewed and canned various beers during its existence. Old Reading Beer and Reading Premium Beer were amongst the most popular. Reading produced a Pennsylvania Dutch Lager at a volume of 1,200 barrels a…
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On this Day June 4th 1976
Read more: On this Day June 4th 1976Above the fold in the June 4th, 1976 Reading Eagle Reading High Class of 1976 Graduates St. Luke’s Last Service Cigarette Ad
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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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On this Day, May 10th 1970
Read more: On this Day, May 10th 1970Above the fold in the May 10th, 1970 Reading Eagle
