WestReadingBranch _12
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Ah, the joys of urban renewal. This view is looking west toward the Schuylkill River; the yard has been abandoned with the exception of the boxcars either in storage or awaiting the torch. The Spruce Street Freight House is long gone, though the dock and platform still remain (as they do to the present day). The track in the foreground is the remains of the Second Street Branch, which ran north up Second Street to serve Merritt Lumber on the other side of Spruce Street. Second Street can be seen at the extreme left of the photo, and the white building in the background is BJ Saylor Foods. Reading Car Wheel Corporation was located in that area as well.
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