How well do you know the borough? The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area provided this photo. Can you name the spot where it was taken? Give the address or just name the building in the comments below, and we'll reveal the location next Monday at 5 a.m. Good luck!

Phoenixville residents sure know the borough. Last week's edition of Then and Now, our weekly photo quiz, got a typically tremendous response, but the quickest to the draw was Patch user Maureen.  Below, courtesy of the fine folks over at the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area, is the answer: Demolition of the 2nd Mt. Clare Bridge. In 1996 a contract was let to replace an older 1916 bridge. Many designdecisions were based on the requirement to keep the closure of State Route 29 to a minimum. The project was kept to a short time line by reusing the existing bridge foundations, using …

How well do you know the borough? The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area provided this photo. Can you name the spot where it was taken? Give the address or just name the building in the comments below, and we'll reveal the location next Monday at 5 a.m. Extra credit goes to anyone who can name the year the photo was taken. Good luck!

Phoenixville residents sure know the borough. Last week's edition of Then and Now, our weekly photo quiz, got a typically tremendous response, but the quickest to the draw was Patch user Ike. This was Ike's second win in a row. Below, courtesy of the fine folks over at the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area, is the answer: The F. B. Neiman Funeral home moved to 241 First Avenue early in the 20th century. In the early 1970s, Forge Theatre acquired the former Funeral Home and after some remodeling, it became their permanent home.The building was sold earlier this year and will become a…

How well do you know the borough? The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area provided this photo. Can you name the spot where it was taken? Give the address or just name the building in the comments below, and we'll reveal the location next Monday at 5 a.m. Good luck!

Another week, another impressive showing of borough knowledge from Phoenixville Patch's readers. The fastest to the draw in the most recent iteration of Then and Now was Ike. Below, via the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area, is the full explanation of last week's photo: The Italianate building was constructed in 1863 as an office building for the Phoenix Iron Company. Ruthann Maxfield in the 1940’s is in front of the building at what was 121 BridgeStreet (it is now 101 Bridge Street). Ruthann remains a member of the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area. The building is …

How well do you know the borough? The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area provided this photo. Can you name the spot where it was taken? Give the address or just name the building in the comments below, and we'll reveal the location next Monday at 5 a.m. Good luck! (Bonus points on this one if you can name the woman pictured!)

Another week, another impressive showing of knowledge from Phoenixville's loyal Then and Now readers. The first one to correctly identify the location of last week's photo was Ed Sabbi. Congrats Ed! Below, courtesy of the fine folks at the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area, is some context: The building at 59-61 N. Main St was originally a general merchandise business owned by L. B. Kaler and M. E. Wagoner. The store was constructed circa 1877 and has served as a commercial building ever since. The ‘Then’ photograph is circa 1923–25.

How well do you know the borough? The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area provided this photo. Can you name the spot where it was taken? Give the address or just name the building in the comments below, and we'll reveal the location next Monday at 5 a.m. Good luck!

Fantastic work Phoenixville. As usual, Patch readers demonstrated a tremendous knowledge of the borough in last week's Then and Now challenge. The quickest to the draw though, for the second consecutive week, was Mark Chester, who recognized the building in question as the Robb Estate. Below, via the terrific folks over at the Historical Society of the Phoenixville area, is some context. 152 Main Street. The photograph was taken in 1909 of Miss Lillie Bell Robb and Mr. William R. Hall. The lawn at the gracious Robb house extended from Morgan Street to Washington Ave. In 1920 the home was sold…

How well do you know the borough? The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area provided this photo. Can you name the spot where it was taken? Give the address or just name the building in the comments below, and we'll reveal the location next Monday at 5 a.m. Good luck!

Fantastic work Phoenixville. As usual, Patch readers demonstrated a tremendous knowledge of the borough in last week's Then and Now challenge. The quickest to the draw though was Mark Chester, who recognized the building in question as the former United Church of Christ on Third Avenue and Buttonwood. Below, via the terrific folks over at the Historical Society of the Phoenixville area, is some context. The United Church of Christ, Hungarian Reformed had services in Phoenixville as early as 1895-96, but it wasn’t until 1900 that the First church building at Third Avenue and Buttonwood …

How well do you know the borough? The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area provided this photo. Can you name the spot where it was taken? Give the address or just name the building in the comments below, and we'll reveal the location next Monday at 5 a.m. Good luck!

Per usual, it was another tremendous performance from Then and Now readers. The winner of last week's contest, clocking in within an hour of posting, is Ike, who correctly identified the photo as being of the corner of Nutt Road and Gay Street. Below, via the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area, is the full explanation. Known as the Pennypacker house, this residence was on the southeast corner of Nutt Road and Gay Street. The greenhouses behind the home supplied flowers for the Pennypacker & Son Florist which operated for a number of years from this location. Although the flower …

The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area provided this photo. Can you name the spot where it was taken? Give the address or just name the building. We'll reveal the location next Monday at 5 a.m.

Another week, another impressive display of Phoenixville knowledge from Then and Now readers. Gerry Fox was the first to correctly identify last week's image as the site of the old Daily Republican Building. Below, via our friend's at the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area, is the full explanation: The site of the old Daily Republican Building, this building was located at 167 Bridge Street. The Daily Republican first started at 203 Bridge Street. In the 1890s after the newspaper became a daily paper, they moved to larger quarters at 167 Bridge Street. In 1950 they moved to a …

The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area provided this photo. Can you name the spot where it was taken? Give the address or just name the building. We'll reveal the location next Monday at 5 a.m.

Another banner week for Then and Now readers. Paul G was the first to correctly identify last week's image as Yarnall's stationary store. Below, via our friend's at the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area, is the full explanation. Yarnall’s stationary store was located at 20 South Main Street. The business was run by Karl Yarnall for 20years until his death in 1961. At that time it was sold to become Croft’s stationary. Most recently 20 South Mainwas the customer service center for Comcast. The retail space in the building is now vacant.

The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area provided this photo. Can you name the spot where it was taken? Give the address or just name the building. We'll reveal the location next Monday at 5 a.m.

We're impressed. In another powerful demonstration of borough knowledge, several Phoenixville Patch reader's correctly identified the location of last week's Then and Now photo challenge, but none quicker than winner Mark Chester. Below, via the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area, is the full answer. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church and Rectory – 148 Church Street The Slovaks, an ethnic minority existing within the boundaries of the Kingdom of Hungary, came to America to find freedom to continue their language and customs. In 1900 Slovak immigrants to Phoenixville sought to …