Patch reader and blogger Ed Roper was the quickest to the draw in last week’s "Then and Now" photo contest, correctly identifying the picture in question as being of Bank Street not 25 minutes after the post went up. To be more precise, according to The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area, the photograph is of Bank Street taken from Bridge Street looking towards Prospect Street. What was once astreet is now a walkway.

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.

Patch reader, and "Then and Now" enthusiast, Gerry Fox was the quickest to answer correctly in the most recent iteration of our weekly photo contest. Fox identified last week’s photo as Cherry Street by 9:32 a.m. the morning it went up. Great job Gerry!

The Historical Society of Phoenixville provided this photo. Can you name the place where it was taken? Give the address or just name the building. We'll reveal the location next Monday at 9 a.m.

Reader Daniel Pipes was the quickest to the draw in last week’s 'Then and Now' contest, correctly identifying the backdrop of the football picture as being what is now the Phoenixville Hospital complex.The full explanation, via the Phoenixville Historical Society: This photograph was taken at what is now the Phoenixville Hospital complex. Nutt Rd. is to the left, and the view faces east towards Main Street. To the right is the old hospital in 1913. This Phoenix High team of 1913 was proclaimed the champion of Chester County. In 1911 the ‘new’ Senior High School had been dedicated. It stood …

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.

Last week, after a brief false start, nine of you correctly identified the location of our “Then and Now” picture. Reader Mary Ellen Sierzega was the week’s winner, as she was the first to recognize the photo as DeSanno Field. Via the Phoenixville Historical Society: DeSanno Field, under construction in 1952 at the corner of Mason and Wheatland Streets, is the home of the Babe RuthLeague. The building in the background is the old Phoenix Iron rolling mill. Recognizing the need for a place for kids to play baseball after Little League, a local group organized a league for players between the …

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.

We have a winner. Reader Gerry Fox correctly identified the location of last week's photo as the corner of Hall and Dean Streets. Brad Gubanich and Mark Chester were also correct, though not quite as quick to the draw as Gerry. Below, per the Phoenixville Historical Society, is the full explanation: The funeral photo was taken by J. William Sigman at the corner of Hall and Dean Streets. The building in theupper right is the old Borough Hall (now the parking lot for the current Borough Hall). The grassy area in theforeground was the entrance to the old Union Field. Starting in 1847 The Phoenix…

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.

Once again Phoenixville, we marvel at your knowledge of your town. For the second straight week, Phoenixville Patch readers have, en masse, nailed the previous week’s Then and Now question. Reader Terri, somewhat ungrammatically, got the answer as first commenter, and tens of more followed. From The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area, here's the full and final explanation: Located at 271 Schuylkill Rd in Tarrytown Plaza shopping center, the Carousel was owned by Martin Clompus. The building, with its unusual exterior, was decorated by Howard Thorne of West Chester. The Historical …

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.

Patch readers brought their “A” Games to last week’s Then and Now photo. John Keenan pretty much nailed it with the second guess with this comment: “This is an easy one. This is under Masonic Hall on the corner of Main and Church Streets. It is on the Main Street side where the current entrance to the realtor is now. The stone work on the right side was the biggest give away. Also the downward slope helps support this guess. This would be across the street from the Historical Society.” And that was followed by a lot of agreement, with Phantom stating “there are going to be a lot of winners …

Can you identify this building? Do you know where it was located? Name the building or location in the comments. The answer will be posted next Monday at 6 a.m. Thanks to The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area for supplying this photo.

  Can you identify this building? Do you know where it was located? Name the building or location in the comments. The answer will be posted next Monday at 6 a.m. Thanks to The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area for supplying this photo.

This is a first, but we had no correct guesses in this edition of Then and Now.  The column has run for more than a year, and each time, at least one person jumped in with the correct answer. But now, it seems, The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area has finally stumped Patch readers.  Where was the mystery location? Here's the scoop from the Historical Society:  Located at 1009 West Bridge Street, this residence was the home of the Deger family at the time of the original photograph, circa 1905. It was built in 1883-84. The people in the photograph were William Deger, who was a hide …

Can you identify this building? Do you know where it was located? Name the building or location in the comments. The answer will be posted next Monday at 6 a.m. Thanks to The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area for supplying this photo.

The last photo from Then and Now received a great response from Patch readers, and a ton of you chimed in with the correct answer.  The whole list of those who guessed correctly is as follows, in order of response time:  Matt Fink  Bob New Brad Gubanich  Margie Wallace  PHANTOM  PVilleRes Nancy Jameson  Mark Chester  Peter C. Brown Ed Villanova  David B. Meadows  All correctly guessed that the photo depicted the site of the former Church Street Elementary School in the 100 block. Here's the scoop from The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area:  Church Street Elementary School was …

Thanks to The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area for keeping Patch readers guessing with another Then and Now photo. Can you guess where this was taken? Put your answers in the comments. We'll congratulate the folks who had correct guesses and reveal the "now" photo at 6 a.m. next Monday.  If you want to get a feel for how this feature works or see past photos, check out all of the photos here.

While there were a lot of guesses, only five people correctly guessed the location of the latest Then and Now photo as South Main Street in the borough.  Congrats to Theresa Fodor, PHANTOM, Jim L., John W. and David B. Meadows for offering up the correct answer. This week's photo was pretty tricky, and it was great to see so many responses.  Here's the official word from The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area:  This photo (circa 1910) was taken on South Main Street looking toward Pothouse Road. East Andersen Avenue now cuts between the first two homes and the third. The three …