Reading, Pennsylvania - The Pagoda

Reading, Pennsylvania - The Pagoda

Seven-story, Japanese-style brick and tile structure on Mount Penn, 886 feet above Reading. Roadsideamerica.com Report...

Reading, Pennsylvania - Pagoda

The Pagoda turned 100 in August, and soon after the renovation began. Great progress is being made -- the re-guilded gargoyles are back. I'm looking forward to seeing it with its new LED red lights.

One of the coolest things is that the red lights still blink on and off at 9 PM on Christmas Eve -- a signal to the city's children that it's time to get to bed. [Pulaski, 01/05/2009]

Reading, Pennsylvania - The Pagoda

Back in 1908 a man named William Whitman built the Pagoda, originally intending it to be a resort. Whitman sold the Pagoda to Jonathan Mould in 1910 because Whitman couldn't get a liquor license for his resort. Mould sold it to the city of Reading for $1. [Joshua Campfield, 05/29/2004]

Reading, Pennsylvania - Town may charge buck to maintain deteriorating Pagoda
The town of Reading, Pennsylvania is weighing a proposal to charge an admission fee of $1 dollar at its popular Pagoda attraction. The money from over 30,000 annual visitors would go towards a maintenance fund for the odd building that stands overlooking the city on Mt.... [11/02/2003] Complete News Story

Reading, Pennsylvania - Pagoda

Visitors to Shartlesville, PA and Roadside America can go south on Rt. 61 into Reading for a glimpse of an orange Pagoda that sits atop Mt. Penn, overlooking the city. It seems in the early 1900s the mountain was mined, making it an eyesore. To promote peace among the town, a pagoda was erected by the landowner. Visitors can go into the pagoda on its many levels that overlook the city of Reading and nearby towns. There is a gift shop on the first level and a restaurant had been planned. [Kathy Schweitzer, 06/07/1998]