Category: On this day
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On this day, 1985 – Downtown Pomeroy’s Closes
Read more: On this day, 1985 – Downtown Pomeroy’s ClosesPomeroy’s Department Store in downtown Reading closed in 1985 after 109 years in business on Penn Square. The business itself was sold to competitor BonTon who took over Pomeroy’s remaining location in the Berkshire Mall. Pomeroy’s history in downtown Reading dates back to 1876, when Josiah Dives, an Englishman, John Stewart, a Scot, and…
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On this Day – Reading Pattern Works Fire 1964
Read more: On this Day – Reading Pattern Works Fire 1964The Reading Pattern Works was a factory that made parts for the railroad, and was located at 715 Clinton Street. On October 27th, 1964 it suffered a fire. Today, the Pattern Works building is home to Reading Art Works, and is used as an event space.
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It’s Berks Nostalgia’s 1st birthday… Share YOUR Nostalgia!
Read more: It’s Berks Nostalgia’s 1st birthday… Share YOUR Nostalgia!Wow, hard to believe I started this blog one year ago today. Thanks for subscribing, and improving the content of this site by adding your stories and memories! For our 1 year anniversary, I’m leaving the nostalgia up to YOU. Send in your favorite nostalgic photos or videos. They can be of anything; places, people,…
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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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JFK Campaign Stop Berks | 1960
Read more: JFK Campaign Stop Berks | 1960John F. Kennedy (JFK) made a campaign stop in Berks County PA on September 16th, 1960. He was a presidential candidate at the time of the visit, and went on to win the presidency. JFK spoke the a huge crowd in Penn Square after making a parade all the way into town down Route 422.…
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On this Day – September 8th 1987
Read more: On this Day – September 8th 1987On this day 30 years ago – September 8th, 1987, a storm causes major flooding in Berks. According this Reading Eagle article, It was a Tuesday, Sept. 8, in 1987 when the deluge came. It was known as TD Nine. The meandering area of tropical moisture formed near the Bahamas – it never even qualified…
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On this Day – August 24th, 1970
Read more: On this Day – August 24th, 1970Executives of C.K. Whitner Co. hold the doors open for early-bird shoppers as Whitner’s new store in the Berkshire Mall formally opened today. The men are, left to right, James B. Mercer, vice president, F. Ward Coburn, treasurer, and Calvin K. Whitner, secretary. (Left) The progress of contruction of a relocated and wider Lancaster…
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Solar Eclipse – February 26th, 1979
Read more: Solar Eclipse – February 26th, 1979As we gear up for Eclipse day, lets take a look back to the last Solar eclipse that was viewable from Berks County. It occurred on Monday, February 26th, 1979. Moon coverage began at 10:57 am, with peak coverage being around 12:13pm. Where were you during the solar eclipse of 1979? Before and after the…
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Fleetwood Centennial Celebration August 1973
Read more: Fleetwood Centennial Celebration August 1973Fleetwood Centennial Celebration Fleetwood was founded in 1873, and celebrated it’s first 100 years which a week’s worth of festivities between August 19th to 26th, 1973. They held a large parade down Main Street, Fleetwood. The video above shows a great deal of that very parade. The welcome sign pictured below, pays homage to Fleetwood’s…
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On this Day… July 12th, 1973
Read more: On this Day… July 12th, 1973Above the fold in the July 12th, 1973 Reading Eagle The Warren Street bypass begins to change as the Berkshire Mall begins to garner more traffic. The 4-lane State Hill Road bridge was replaced with a new structure that would carry 6 lanes, which we still use today. (click image to expand) Berks County…
