Category: 1970s
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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 29th
Read more: On this Day March 29thAbove the fold in the 1973 Reading Eagle
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On this Day March 26th
Read more: On this Day March 26thAbove the fold in the March 26th 1979 Reading Eagle The Forecast In the theatres Phonebook ad
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The Vanity Fair Outlets
Read more: The Vanity Fair OutletsThe Vanity Fair Outlets were established first as Reading Glove and Mitten Manufacturing Company in Pennsylvania in October 1899. The H.D. Lee Company (now Lee) was acquired by the company in 1969 and the corporate name was changed to VF Corporation, a fictitious name that is not even legally registered, to reflect the more diverse…
