Farview School Fire

On February 23rd 1949 Farview Elementary school in Kenhorst was heavily damaged by fire. It was built in the 1930s. The school had a student population of 485 and was part of the greater Cumru Township School system. Aid was offered by neighboring Shillington and Reading school districts.

Farview School Fire
This is an exterior view of the Farview School, along New Holland Road, in Kenhorst, which was extensively damaged by a general-alarm fire last night.
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Pensupreme

Pensupreme was the trade name of Penn Dairy; which originated in Lancaster County. The dairy had restaurants referred to as “Pensupreme Shoppes” which served food and ice cream. They also branched into “Grocerettes” which were basically convenience stores in various places around eastern PA. The main milk processing plant was in York, PA. In Berks County, there was one “Shoppes” style restaurant/ice cream place located on Lancaster Avenue on the border of Shillington, Kenhorst and what is considered Reading proper.… Read Full Article

4th of July Through the Decades

4th of July 1969

1957

West Reading’s Fourth of July celebration yesterday was a double event. Besides celebrating the holiday the citizens and various organizations in the borough joined in a program in observation of the borough’s 50th anniversary. A spectacular feature of the day was the parade which was held in the morning. Shown above is one of the marching groups as the parade moved along Penn Avenue.Read Full Article

On this day…May 23rd 1982

Above the fold in theMay 23rd, 1982 Reading Eagle

Kenhorst Fire Company’s 50th anniversary

  Pacman tournament at the Fairgrounds Square Mall to benefit the YMCA of Berks county. In sports

The early stages of a long decline of Penn Square downtown

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Berks Nostalgia