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For over a century the Spring Street Subway has stood as one of the city’s most controversial infrastructure landmarks. Built in 1909 to eliminate a… Read more: Spring Street Subway - Auditing Six Years of Reading’s HARB Resolutions
Three months ago I reported the abrupt mass-resignation of Reading’s Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB) following intense administrative friction, and the beginning of the shift… Read more: Auditing Six Years of Reading’s HARB Resolutions - The Dunkel Farm 416 Snyder Road
The land that makes up this historic Ontelaunee Township farm was purchased by Conrad Dunkel from Leonard Stein in 1790. Stein acquired this property directly… Read more: The Dunkel Farm 416 Snyder Road
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Interesting article. Failures like these in their review and approval process need to be public. Improvements are clearly needed and…