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 terrific response from our "Then and Now" readership. The winner of last week's challenge was A Taxpayer, who correctly identified the location of the photo within hours of posting. Congratulations. Below, via the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area, is the full explanation: An unidentified dog strolls down Starr Street circa 1915. The location is south of Church Street. The old Borough Hall and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church are visible at the left of the photograph.

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.

Fine work, as always Phoenixville. Per usual, we got a great response to last week's Then and Now photo challenge, but reader Peter C. Brown was the first to correctly identify the location of the building as the corner of Charlestown Road and Pothouse Road. Below, via the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area, is some more background on the house: The following description comes from “Chester Bounty Place Names” by Edward Pinkowski. “Wilmer (pop. 200) is a quiet residential section clustered around Valley Forge Army Hospitalon the southwestern edge of Phoenixville. It was originally …

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 6 a.m.

Sorry to keep you waiting Phoenixville. The publication of the correct answer to the October 23 iteration of Then and Now was delayed last Monday due to a storm a few of you might have heard about. So, quick programming update, we're running the answer edition today, then starting a fresh Then and Now on Tuesday, the answer of which will be revealed the following Monday. (Unless we get another once-in-a-century storm. Which seems unlikely.) Oh, and last week's winner was Bud Benkoski. Congrats Bud! The answer, via the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area, is below: 257 Gay Street. This…

How well do you know Phoenixville? Test your borough IQ with the newest iteration of our weekly Then and Now photo challenge. Give the address where the photo was taken, or just name the building in the comments below, and we'll reveal the location next Monday at 5 a.m. Good luck!

As we've come to expect, Phoenixville Patch readers knocked last week's Then and Now out of the park, as a handful of you correctly answered Knox Bridge. None were quicker though than user Mom of One. Congrats to her on her first Then and Now win. Below, courtesy of The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area, is some information on the bridge. The Knox Bridge is located in Valley Forge Park at the intersection of Valley Creek (Route 252) and Yellow Springs Roads. The first bridge over Valley Creek was built in 1851 by Ferdinand Wood for $843. It was washed away in July 1865. The present …

How well do you know Phoenixville? Test your borough IQ with the newest iteration of our weekly Then and Now photo challenge. Give the address where the photo was taken, or just name the building in the comments below, and we'll reveal the location next Monday at 5 a.m. Good luck!

How well do you know Phoenixville? Test your borough IQ with the newest iteration of our weekly Then and Now photo challenge. Give the address where the photo was taken, or just name the building in the comments below, and we'll reveal the location next Monday at 5 a.m. Good luck!

Phoenixville Patch readers, again, demonstrated off-the-charts borough IQ in last week's Then and Now contest. John Q. Public was the first to correctly identify the photo as being of the Battery C Armory. Below, courtesy of the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area, is the full explanation: Built in 1894 and located at the corner of Morgan and Buchanan Streets the original Battery C Armory building no longer stands. The three story brownstone building measured 80 by 40 feet. The first story held the main gunroom and a smaller room containing ‘equipment’s of harness for 50 head of …

How well do you know Phoenixville? Test your borough IQ with the newest iteration of our weekly Then and Now photo challenge. Give the address where the photo was taken, or just name the building in the comments below, and we'll reveal the location next Monday at 5 a.m. Good luck!

As usual, Phoenixville Patch readers demonstrated some serious knowledge of borough history with their cat quick responses to last week's Then and Now. (Though, admittedly, this may have something to do with the fact that we accidentally reran a photo we'd used in January.) The famous Ike was the quickest to the draw last week, while Brad Gubanich gets extra credit for recognizing the issue was a repeat. Below, via the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area, is the full explanation: The W. T. Grant variety store chain was founded in 1906 and grew to 1200 stores by 1972. However, the …

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!

In typical fashion, Phoenixville Patch readers flashed some impressive knowledge of the borough in their answers to last week's Then and Now contest. The fastest to the draw was Schuylkill Resident, who correctly identified the photo as being of the Army Hospital. Below is the full explanation from the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area: This photograph from around 1943 was the Quartermaster Laundry at Valley Forge General Hospital (known locally as the Army Hospital). The hospital was constructed in 1942 and opened on February 22, 1943. The Quartermaster Corps provides a host of …

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!

Last week's Then and Now photo challenge garnered an impressive response from historically-savvy Phoenixville residents, but none were quicker than reader Joe Korzec, who correctly identified the picture as being "the duplex house on the corner of Gay and Morgan streets." Way to go Joe! The full explanation, via the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area: The photograph of the F.B. Neiman Funeral home at 138 Gay Street is from the early 1900’s. The duplex unit to the right at 136 Gay Street was a private residence. Both units are presently private homes. The funeral home relocated to 241…

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.

Due to a programming error, we were delayed in running the results of the July 9 Then and Now feature. Reader Gerry Fox suffered no such delays. Just 43 minutes after the question went live, Fox correctly identified the photo as being of the location where Molly Maguire’s now stands. The full explanation, via the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area: The original photograph is circa 1923. It was taken from the sidewalk where Molly Maguire’s now stands looking north up Main Street. The large building on the left side of the street was the old Phoenix Iron Co. Pattern building where …

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 9 a.m.