One Tank Trips: Visit John Updike's childhood home in Berks County

ByBill Hartung WPVI logo
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 10:05PM
One Tank Trips: Visit John Updike's childhood home in Berks County

SHILLINGTON, Pa. (WPVI) -- In the middle of a modest neighborhood in Berks County sits a home that sparked the imagination of one of America's greatest writers.

John Updike, author of classics such as 'The Witches of Eastwick,' grew up there, and it's now a museum honoring this literary icon.

The museum is located in Shillington, Pennsylvania.

Action News photojournalist Bill Hartung takes us to Updike's childhood home in this edition of One Tank Trips.

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