Talk:Reading, Pennsylvania

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[edit] History of Mt. Penn Pagoda

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)

I found this history of the Reading Pagoda. Hope it addresses your curiosity. Joekoz451 21:16, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Updated

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 (talkcontribs) 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!

[edit] Map Image

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)

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)
Looks good. Thanks! --Thisisbossi 21:01, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Notable Residents

I am removing several names from this section which appear to have been added by anonymous users and I suspect that are vandalism/vanity. For example, I've never heard of the "supermodel" Sheena Tisinger and a Google search turns up a shabby Penn State personal webpage. Also, the "notable" Wes Fillman, columnist for the Reading Eagle, is a legendary 17 years old. No offense to the local paper, but I am a bit skeptical that a 17 year old would have since emerged into the celebrity spotlight through the Reading Eagle. 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)

[edit] Reads like a brochure

This article does not seem NPOV, it reads like a brochure written by the mayor's office. David s graff 14:18, 30 November 2006 (UTC)