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The Reading Pagoda
The Reading Pagoda
Reading, Pennsylvania
submitted by “wendyvee”
originally posted 3/10/10 — updated 7/01/10
Director M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender opens this weekend. Observant fans of the Reading Pagoda will spot it (and the nearby hillside) featured in the movie — though I have it on good authority that they are surrounded by quite a bit of CGI.
Read more at The Reading Eagle website:
Last Airbender Has Lofty Ambitions
While I was going back through my archive of photos in preparation for moving the site to its new home, I came upon something that predates the old website and was never posted. So, without further ado . . . The Reading Pagoda! (of course dear readers, should you wish , you may add additional “ado” if it makes you happy)
This 100-year-old Reading landmark (and former hotel) rests majestically atop Mt. Penn, providing a great view of the city (and the winding road to reach the top is pretty fun)
below: Roadside “Wonder-ers” Slicks, Allen, and Tami strike a pose at the Pagoda
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7 Responses to “The Reading Pagoda”
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That was a great day!
Great site! Stopping by from Swap bot!
I will def have to come back to see again!
Great site!! My husband is from PA- we will have to check it out the next time we are there.
Melissa
(swapbot- mboclair)
What a neat idea for a site. It’s a great way to document your travels and all of the fun and creativity that you encounter. I love it!
lhoelle at swapbot
Reading just spent some $$ to restore the Pagoda.replaced the lights with LED.A movie was just filmed there.they have been working hard on making it a nice place again.
Cool! I hadn’t heard about that . . . and I love M. Night’s movies.
I spotted an article about the filming here:
http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=132206
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