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The lake is a popular recreation area in the summer, where people can fish, swim, and boat. It has 36 miles (58 km) of trails and 1,147 acres (464 ha) of water. [1] It is at an elevation of 289 feet (88 m). [2] It was built and is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
The Philadelphia and Reading Terminal Railroad was incorporated on April 13, 1888, leased by the Philadelphia and Reading Railway on May 1, 1891, and soon began construction. The viaduct and terminal opened on January 29, 1893. [7] In 1984, the Reading Terminal closed, and Philadelphia's Center City Commuter Tunnel opened.
Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority (BARTA), previously Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority, is a public transportation system serving the city of Reading and its surrounding area of Berks County, Pennsylvania. The South Central Transit Authority owns BARTA and the Red Rose Transit Authority (RRTA). In 2023, the system had a ...
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Reading (/ ˈ r ɛ d ɪ ŋ / RED-ing; Pennsylvania German: Reddin) is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.The city had a population of 95,112 at the 2020 census and is the fourth-most populous city in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Allentown.
The trams operated from a new depot in Mill Lane, a site that was to remain Reading Transport's main depot until it was demolished to make way for The Oracle shopping mall in 1998. [ 2 ] The electric tram services were originally operated by 30 four-wheeled double decked cars supplied by Dick, Kerr & Co .
Court Street in downtown Reading, with the Pagoda in the background The Pagoda is 28 feet (8.5 m) wide, 50 feet (15 m) long, and 72 feet (22 m) tall. Perched on the edge of a cliff, 620 feet (190 m) above the city and 886 feet (270 m) above sea level, [ 3 ] it offers a 30-mile (48 km) panoramic view of the city and the surrounding countryside.
On March 28, 1945, Reading City Council voted unanimously to purchase 27 acres of ground known as Cathedral Heights at a cost of $64,491 for the purpose of building a municipal stadium. In 1947 the grading of the land began and by 1949 the initial stages of construction could be seen.