Category: Downtown
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Croll & Keck
Read more: Croll & KeckCroll & Keck, a store specializing in men’s and boy’s apparel, was located on the south side of the 600 block of Penn Street, at 622 Penn Street; situated next door to Pomeroy’s Department Store. It opened in 1898, with founders being John W. Gilbert, William M. Croll and D. A. Heffner. The first location of the…
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Then & Now – 400 block Penn St
Read more: Then & Now – 400 block Penn StThe 400 block of Penn Street in downtown Reading PA. As it appeared in the 1960s and today.
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The Loew’s Colonial Theatre
Read more: The Loew’s Colonial TheatreThe Colonial Theatre opened on April 16, 1917 screening the movie “Sleeping Fires”. It was one of the first theatres in Reading built specifically to display movies. Many of the older theaters had been multi-use facilities with stage performances. The Colonial Theatre was located on the north side of the 600 block of Penn Street,…
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On this Day March 21st…
Read more: On this Day March 21st…Above the fold in the March 21st, 1969 Reading Eagle. Ads & more stories
