Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, Reading, PA (2)

Berks County | History | Pennsylvania

Reading, PA, Postcards

ByKaren March 25, 2020March 25, 2020

Postcards from Reading, PA, a city in Berks County, in southern Pennsylvania. These are free to use in school projects or other works.

Berks County Courthouse, Reading, PA

Bingaman Street Bridge, Reading, PA

Birds Eye View of Reading, PA, from Pagoda, Mt Penn

Birds Eye View of Reading, PA

Boys High School, Reading, PA (2)

Boys High School, Reading, PA (3)

Boys High School, Reading, PA

Boys' New High School, Reading, PA (2) — Boys’ New High School, Reading, PA (2)

Boys New High School, Reading, PA

Boys' New High School, Reading, PA — Boys’ New High School, Reading, PA

Chapel in Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, PA

Church of the Holy Cross, Reading, PA

City from Boulevard, Reading, PA

City Hotel Dining Room, Reading, PA

City of Reading, Looking East

Colonial Trust Building, Reading, PA

Court House, Reading, PA

Entrance and Horseshoe Curve, Mt Penn, Reading, PA

Entrance to City Park and Reservoir, Reading, PA

Entrance to City Park, head of Penn Street, Reading, PA

Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, Reading, PA (2)

Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, Reading, PA

Falls in Mineral Springs Park, Reading, PA

First Baptist Church, Reading, PA

First Defender Monument, City Park, Reading, PA

Hotel Berkshire, Reading, PA

Main Depot, P & RRR, Reading, PA

Mansion House, Reading, PA

Mineral Spring Park, Reading, PA

Mineral Springs Hotel, Reading, PA

Mineral Springs Park Hotel, Reading, PA

Mineral Springs Park, Reading, PA

Municipal Buildings, Reading, PA

P & R Dining Station, Reading, PA

P & R Main Depot, Reading, PA (2)

Pendora Park by Night, Reading, PA

Penn Square by Night, Reading, PA

Penn Square from 4th Street, Reading, PA

Penn Street Looking East from 5th Street, Reading, PA

Penn Street Looking East, Reading, PA

Penn Street Viaduct, looking Northeast, Reading, PA

Penn Street Viaduct, Looking Northwest, Reading, PA (2)

Penn Street, Reading, PA

Penna Street Looking East from 4th, Reading, PA

Perkiomen Ave, from City Park, Reading, PA

Reading from Leinbach's Hill, Reading, PA — Reading from Leinbach’s Hill, Reading, PA

Reading Hospital, Reading, PA

Reading Iron Co's Plant, Reading, PA — Reading Iron Co’s Plant, Reading, PA

Reading, PA, From Mt Penn

Reading, PA, from Mt Penn

St Joseph's Hospital and City Park, Reading, PA — St Joseph’s Hospital and City Park, Reading, PA

The Floral Sun Dial, City Park, Reading, PA

The New Grain Elevator at the Reading Railroad's Terminal, Reading, PA — The New Grain Elevator at the Reading Railroad’s Terminal, Reading, PA

The Town Hall and St Laurence Church, Reading, PA

Tower and Hotel on Mount Penn, Reading, PA

View from Neversink Mt, Mt Penn, Reading, PA

View from Penn Square, looking East, Reading, PA

View of Mineral Springs Park, Reading, PA

View of Penn Street from 5th Street, Reading, PA

View of Reading, PA from Boulevard

View of Reservoirs, Reading, PA

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