Talk:Reading, Pennsylvania

message: What's the history of the Pagoda on Mt. Penn? Use to go there as a kid from Pottsville. Thanks Scott 23:58, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I found this history of the Reading Pagoda. Hope it addresses your curiosity. Joekoz451 21:16, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Someone needs to add an arrow in the photo to show where the pagoda is.  It's impossible to discern in this hazy wide shot of the city.Symphony Girl 06:15, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The view is of the Greater Reading Expo Center, formerly the Reading Works. It is taken from the Pagoda. The Pagoda is not in the picture.–Rhodyman 23:39, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

text: The image is already used in the article, but thanks anyway! --Bossi (talk • gallery • contrib) 06:02, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: History of Mt. Penn Pagoda

message: This article needs to be updated.  The "just-opened" Wal-mart opened in the mid '90s. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.122.253.212 (talk • contribs) 10:53, 6 March 2006.
:"A planned Wal-Mart Supercenter on the west side of the Schuylkill will, in any event, contribute to the economic redefinition of Greater Reading."  Where is this from?  They already built a super-center on 5th Street YEARS ago.  Now they're planning a second one in Spring/Wyomissing.  UPDATE! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.109.139.130 (talk) 21:59, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: you guys should add "Hyde Park" as a neighboorhood of Reading — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.139.79.78 (talk) 05:04, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hyde Park is situated completely within the confines of Muhlenberg Township. Thus, not be included in the Reading article. Northmont would be a better addition, which I might just do myself, considering I did most of the other sections myself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.81.21.113 (talk) 01:39, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Will expand the Greater Reading section to include Reading Works, the largest employer in the Reading Area and a major landmark for 45 years which today is a major landmark, the Greater Reading Expo Center.–Rhodyman 23:33, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Updated

message: Could someone please correct the map image?  It is appears to be depicting the location of Sunbury; not Reading.  --Thisisbossi 10:54, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I was relying on the x,y pixel coordinates from the previous image (left:190px; top:104px) but apparently those weren't relative to the image. I placed the dot based on this image of Reading's location I found in a google image search. —Jnk[talk] 12:25, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks good. Thanks!  --Thisisbossi 21:01, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Map Image 

message: I am removing several names from this section which appear to have been added by anonymous users and I suspect that are vandalism/vanity.    If someone provides a good reason why these people are renowned outside of Reading, then by all means post the reason and add them back in; but I will keep an eye out for potential vandals/vanity.  If you're going to call yourself an actor, at least get a mention on IMDB -- that's why I'm OK with leaving Kelly Sebastian in the list, despite her thus-far small roles.  --Thisisbossi 02:55, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Most other articles appear to sort alphabetically, so that approach should be safe.  Skabat169 22:37, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable Residents 

message: If anyone feels that the Great Reading Area information should not be here on this page, then they should take the time to create a Wiki for the Greater Reading Area. And the truth shall set you free! 22:23, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Greater Reading Area 

message: This article contains an error.  I'm not sure how to fix it, but Penn State Berks is not in Reading, it's in Spring Township. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.244.117.194 (talk) 10:01, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yep, you got it. Thanks! --Bossi (talk ;; contribs) 11:47, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

text: It seems like there is a lot of mixing the surrounding area with Reading City.  In particular, the notable residents.  Most of the notable resident are NOT residents of the city and never were.  The argument of Wyomissing and Reading being similar because they border is a failed argument.  This is like saying Manhattan and the Bronx are the same area because of a shared border, very much different places and different people.  I think there is a lot of clean up that needs to be done, restricting the information to that which is specific to the city and not the surrounding area.  March 2007  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.117.66.25 (talk) 21:07, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: This is about Reading CITY; not the Reading area

message: John Updike's Rabbit novels don't take place in Reading.  They take place in the fictional town of Brewer.  Just because it has some of the characteristics of Reading does not make it reading.  It would be no more true to say Brewer=Reading than to say Batman's Gotham City=New York.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.246.73.209 (talk) 01:23, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rabbit novels 

message: There used to be some decent pictures of the actual city of reading here. Now, I haven't been back to Reading in a couple of months now, but since when was the Pagoda and a picture of the mountain from the Pagoda the only picture worthy things in Reading? Having grown up near the city, it's more than a tourist attraction, and I think some of the older pictures which showed the character of city (such as the old hotel building in downtown) should be put back in.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.101.238.238 (talk) 14:39, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The Pagoda's pretty much the only thing left worth seeing.  64.9.27.98 (talk) 20:18, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  pictures? 

message: Like its neighbouring city Allentown, Reading's central areas consist of many neighbourhoods of striking Victorian and turn-of-the-century row homes, quite different in style to Philadelphia, Baltimore and other cities which you would normally associate with row houses. The Wikipedia article on Allentown notes their architectural heritage and it would be nice to see Reading's page also cover this unique architectural legacy. --MichaelGG (talk) 05:51, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Domestic Architecture 

message: Currently the Department operates with 7 Engine Companies, 3 Ladder Companies, 1 Rescue Company & 3 Paramedic Ambulances. Each shift is supervised by 1 deputy chief & 1 platoon chief. Firefighter manning is 2 firefighters or paramedics per unit. Paramedics are cross-trained as firefighter, and firefighters are cross-trained as Basic Emergency Medical Technicians. There is 1 EMS Lt. supervising EMS operations, as well as 1 fire Lt. on board the Rescue truck.
The address of Rescue 1 & Tower 1 is "PLUM" & Franklin streets. The platoon chief is also quartered there.
Engines 5 & 14 are located at Southwest Station, 101 Lancaster Ave
The department responded to over 22,000 emergency calls in 2010.
174.49.184.164 (talk) 21:12, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please Update Fire Department Information 

message: The article states that "It is possible to get a complete education, from kindergarten through college, on 13th Street."
This is no longer true since Reading High was split into two schools: Reading Senior High School and Reading Intermediate High School. This happened in 2011 and was due to school crowding.
The intermediate high school's address is 12th Street, although the back field of the property runs along 13th Street. So, should that statement on this article remain?Joel amos (talk) 21:02, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  13th Street Education 

message: "Reading ( /ˈrɛdɪŋ/ red-ing) is a very poor city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County." Seriously? Fixing that right away.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Treeemont (talk • contribs) 14:40, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Update: This just in from the NYT. I never said it wasn't poor. Perhaps this is worth inserting, just not in the opening.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Treeemont (talk • contribs) 17:46, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Opening sentence

message: Does this city gets its name - or is there any other relation - to Reading (a city-sized town) in the county of Berkshire, in the UK?  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading,_Berkshire  I wondered because of the double correlation of the town name and county name.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.130.252.117 (talk) 10:23, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Reading, UK

message: Would it be inappropriate to include a reference to the Reading Buccaneers drum and bugle corps here?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Justie1220 (talk • contribs) 17:55, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Depends on where "here" is. That entity appears to be notable enough to have its own article, so if you can find a relevant place to mention them in this article, I wouldn't think it would be inappropriate. Other editors may disagree, of course. (Note that I said "mention", not "devote significant space to".) Rivertorch (talk) 18:18, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Reading Buccaneers

message: Why does the main photo read "View of The Ghetto"?  This should be flagged for vandalism.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmeola75 (talk • contribs) 16:02, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Main Photo Caption 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: In one place this article says the town is named after the Reading Railroad, then later it says it's named after the town of Reading, England. 8.9.85.28 (talk) 05:26, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: The city was not named after the railroad; it was founded 85 years before the railroad was. 2601:41:4200:BE:6155:A0EB:D30D:B6A5 (talk) 16:29, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Can't be both 

message: I propose moving the entire paragraph beginning "Following more than a century of prosperity..." from the 19th Century section to the 20th Century section. I'll hold off for a little while to see if there's any feedback here. Dgndenver (talk) 06:29, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  1976 in the 19th century? 

message: Should Taylor Swift be in the Notable people list? She was born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, not Reading. Aminabzz (talk) 20:32, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: There is already a discussion post about this from 8 years ago. BigCheddah (talk) 04:36, 12 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Taylor Swift