Category: 1970s
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Berks County Christmas – Day 10 – Pomeroy’s Entrance
Read more: Berks County Christmas – Day 10 – Pomeroy’s EntranceTenth day of Christmas – Pomeroy’s was a staple in downtown Reading for years, but nothing was quite as special as Pomeroy’s at Christmas time.
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Berks County Christmas – Day 7 – Pomeroy’s
Read more: Berks County Christmas – Day 7 – Pomeroy’sSeventh day of Christmas – Pomeroy’s Department store lights up the Reading Skyline with decorations in almost every window.
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Berks County Christmas – Day 4 – Whitner’s Department Store
Read more: Berks County Christmas – Day 4 – Whitner’s Department StoreFourth Day of Christmas – Whitner’s Department Store, pictured in 1972 in typical Christmas decor. Did you do your christmas shopping at Whitner’s?
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Berks County Christmas – Day 3 – 5th and Penn
Read more: Berks County Christmas – Day 3 – 5th and PennThird Day of Christmas – 5th and Penn Street Christmas tree circa 1970s in front of Farmer’s National Bank building and the Colonial Trust Company building.
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West Wyomissing House Relocation
Read more: West Wyomissing House RelocationIn the early 1970s (’70/’71) , houses were relocated in West Wyomissing to make way to the future Route 222 to be built. My mother was a kid living on Girard Avenue at the time, and remembers the houses from Reading Avenue and Cleveland being moved to both sides of the most eastern section of…
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Berkshire Mall Clock
Read more: Berkshire Mall ClockThe Berkshire Mall was opened in 1970, and had an interesting clock “tower” located In front of what was then a Rite Aid in the south wing of the mall. It was removed at some point, however the same benches remain. Above you can see the “Listening Booth”, a popular record store. Below you can…
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On this Day: October 20th, 1973
Read more: On this Day: October 20th, 1973Reading’s 7th Street isn’t really a street, it’s railroad tracks. And these railroad tracks will cut through the purposed Penn Mall. Edward Sulzberger, the proposed mall developer, has said he would prefer the tracks not be there but can live with them. Meanwhile, other redevelopment officials feel the tracks may become an asset in the…
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Farmers-Kissinger Market
Read more: Farmers-Kissinger MarketThe Farmers-Kissinger Market sat on the 800 block of Penn Street, taking up the entire block to Cherry St in Reading. It was opened around Memorial day of 1871. In 1930, they opened a law suit against the city of Reading, due to a dispute about the market building a driveway across the sidewalk of…
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Northmont School
Read more: Northmont SchoolThe Northmont School was built in 1922 and opened for Reading School District’s 1923-24 school year with six grades in each of its six classrooms. Kindergarten was added for the 1929-30 year but discontinued after 1935. In 1955 the Reading School District discontinued use of the building, but leased the building to Muhlenberg Township for…
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Schmeck’s Food Market
Read more: Schmeck’s Food MarketSchmeck’s was a Pennside food market at the corner of Carsonia and Harvey Avenues. In December of 1970, owner Donald Schmeck sold his market to Earl Redner, founder of Redner’s food stores. He operated it as an IGA grocery store for some time before changing the name to the standard “Redner’s”. Today it is still…
