A vintage advertisement for Hamburg Broom Works featuring a maid in a green dress, sweeping the floor with a straw broom, 1920

A vintage advertisement for Hamburg Broom Works featuring a locomotive from the near Reading Railroad, 1920

The Hamburg Broom Works building was established in the year 1894 by a man named Wilson Schmick. The company remained a public entity from 1923-1999, after then going private. In the later years, it became one of the assets of the Hamburg Industries, Inc. and it is no longer operational. 

Hamburg Broom Works

A Tour through Hamburg's Historic District. Located in Hamburg, Pennsylvania and established as a Historic District August of 2007.

The Strand opened on Christmas Day in 1920 and was operated by David and Ella Schlear during its first fifteen years of operation. During this era, the Strand kept up with new technologies in motion pictures, including the innovation of movies that included dialogue and other sounds within the feature known as "talkies." Innovation almost led to the end of the Strand's capacity to show movies when Hollywood studios discontinued the practice of creating film-based movies in favor of completely digital formats. However, local community members and organizations supported a fundraising campaign to "Save Our Strand" in 2013 and raised the needed funds so that the theater could continue to show first-run movies.&nbsp;&nbsp;

This local theater opened in 1920 and was located in a building that dates back to 1799. Since 2013, the theater has been operated by the Our Town Foundation, a local community organization dedicated to preservation and revitalization of historic Hamburg. In addition to showing movies on weekends, the theater hosts community events and meetings. 

Hamburg Strand Theater

A public operating library in Hamburg, Pennsylvania. Built in between the years 1903 and 1904, the building takes shape inspired heavily by Romanesque Revival style. The building of this specific library, along with around 3,000 others, was funded by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie who had no actual connection to the town. 

Hamburg Public Library 

The Hamburg Armory is a National Guard Armory located in the town of Hamburg, Pennsylvania. Built in 1938-39, the building takes shape inspired by the Art Deco style. The architects that worked on the project were Elmer H. Adams and John M. Kostecky Jr. 

Hamburg Armory

The Hamburg Elementary School built in 1921, was a once operational school building located in the upper part of town, housing grades K-5 in the closer proximity. The Hamburg School District is known as the largest school district in Berks County, spanning 103 square miles. In 2008, the Hamburg Elementary School building was shut down, along with three other elementary buildings, to come together to form one big elementary in Tilden. 

Hunting Hamburg

Hamburg Broom Works

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