Fastnachts will be going fast next Tuesday. For the second year in a row – The Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles will celebrate Fastnacht Day in the Reading Diner.
On Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., members of the community are invited to purchase a fastnacht and cup of coffee for 50 cents. Then they are invited to eat in the restored 1938 Reading Diner, which is on display in the museum’s gallery.
This event is included with regular admission ($8 for adults, $7 for seniors and AAA, ages 15 & under are free).
According to the museum, the historic Reading Diner was built in 1938 by the Jerry O’Mahony Company of Elizabeth, New Jersey. It was constructed to look like a rail car and operated as a freestanding eatery along Route 422 in Exeter Township.
In 1950, owner Howard Fegely expanded his business by building a restaurant around the Reading Diner. Fegely’s Family Restaurant was a popular Berks eating establishment up until it closed in 2003. The Reading Diner was saved, and in 2008 found a new home in the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles.
While the Reading Diner is open as a display year-round, special events such as Fastnacht Day and Diner Day are held only a few times a year.
The Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles, located at 85 South Walnut Street in Boyertown, is open seven days a week from 9:30 am -4:00 p.m. For more information call 610-367-2090 or visit <www.boyertownmuseum.org>.
