Category: 1970s
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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
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Center Fountain at the Berkshire Mall
Read more: Center Fountain at the Berkshire MallBefore the upstairs food court was constructed in 1989, the Berkshire Mall had a wonderful light & water fountain in the center of the mall. Below are the few images I could find online. If you happen to have a nice image of this fountain, I would love to see it!… email me at [email protected]…
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222 Drive-In Theatre
Read more: 222 Drive-In TheatreThe 222 Drive-In Theatre was located on Route 222 in Fleetwood, specifically at 8832 Allentown Pike. It was opened in 1975 and had a capacity for 300 cars. Today, the property is occupied by Garage Strength. Typically drive-in’s were established in the 1950s, so 222 was seemingly two decade’s late to the game. While the…
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Foscone’s Sir Goony Golf
Read more: Foscone’s Sir Goony GolfFoscone’s Goony Golf was an 18-hole miniature golf course located on Penn Avenue in Sinking Spring, right next to the old Sinking Spring Drive-In. The property was purchased in 1967 by Dominic J. Foscone, who was a former pro golfer and instructor and director at the Reading Country Club. The business also operated a go-kart…
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Before Blue Marsh Lake
Read more: Before Blue Marsh LakeTo squelch the rumors… no, there are no buildings standing underneath the waters of Blue Marsh Lake; only foundations and forgotten roadways. Many of these homes and farms were taken by eminent domain, ruining livelihoods and uprooting entire families. The whole process took almost an entire decade, with the first survey of acquisition dated January 1, 1970.…
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On this Day April 13
Read more: On this Day April 13Above the fold in the April 13th, 1970 Reading Eagle
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On this Day April 10th
Read more: On this Day April 10thAbove the fold in the April 10th 1976 Reading Eagle In the theatres Burglary at the Reading Public Museum
