Thursday, October 1, 2020

Racing Models Up at The River Story

Reading, Pennsylvania was once home to a well-known race car track called the Reading Fairgrounds, located in Muhlenberg Township, just over the northern end of the Reading city line.

It was a ½-mile oval dirt racetrack that hosted races from 1924 to 1979. Beginning in 1955, weekly races were held for the next 25 years.

One of our hobbies, inspired by our older cousin, was to buy car model kits and transform them into our favorite cars/drivers from the Reading Fairgrounds.

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About Me

Massachusetts, United States
As an archivist, historian, and genealogist I share a love of history & family stories, travel, the ocean beach, architecture, & old movies with my wife Anne. I am originally from Reading, PA. My entire family heritage in the U.S. is in 3 Pennsylvania counties: Berks, Lancaster, & Philadelphia (city). When I moved to Boston to attend graduate school, I fell in love with Boston, my wife, & New England, pretty much in that order. Professionally, I am an archivist & historian, work which never ceases to excite me throughout the day. I have been an archivist for 28 years. I enjoy watching documentaries, & old movies, reading the print edition of the Boston Globe every morning, & listening to music. Stories in Archives, History, and Life will both look back as I share insights from my life experiences; & will look forward as I talk about what I am trying to accomplish in life & as an archivist/historian. Some stories will be short, sometimes very short, while others will be longer pieces.