Category: Roadways
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The Reading Motor Inn
Read more: The Reading Motor InnThe Reading Motor Inn was opened over 50 years ago, and is currently still in operation as The Inn At Reading. The Hotel sits almost perfectly today at the Route 422/222/12 interchanges. Back when it was opened, the highway did not exist like today, it was only a two lane road. Unfortunately since widening this…
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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 closed in 1996, and had a capacity for 300 cars. Today, the property is occupied by Garage Strength. The last operator of the 222 Drive In was Anstadt and Wolfe Theatres (Paul Angstadt and…
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Senft’s Store
Read more: Senft’s StoreWalter A. Senft’s Store at 2911 Centre Ave, also known as the Pottsville Pike or Route 61. Walter purchased the property in 1914 and developed it into a General Store & Grocery business that included a gas pump in front. Thanks to the large amount of steam and coal trucks that regularly passed by, his…
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The Shillington Diner
Read more: The Shillington DinerThe Shillington Diner can trace its roots back to the farmers market located at Museum Road and Lancaster Ave that opened in 1935. The Shillington Diner (later Restaurant) was built onto the market at 100 W Lancaster Ave and opened in 1948. In the beginning it just sold simple lunch foods for hungry customers visiting…
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Dempsey’s American Kitchen
Read more: Dempsey’s American KitchenThere was not a lot of information to be found on Dempsey’s American Kitchen online. Only this Morning Call article from 2005 about the restaurant location in Bethlehem being closed. Dempsey’s headquartered in Reading, but there were 14 locations eventually opened (and subsequently closed) around the region in the 60 years the company was in operation. The Lancaster…
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Stoudt Auto Sales Vintage Signage
Read more: Stoudt Auto Sales Vintage SignageStoudt, a name relied upon in the automotive industry for over 70 years, began in 1923 as Stoudt Chevrolet, a family owned dealership in Leesport, Pa. In 1953, Stoudt Chevrolet relocated to Lebanon, Pa and became Stoudt Chevrolet-Cadillac. Finally, in 1958, the Stoudt families moved to their present location in Reading, Pa. where Stoudt Auto…
