Many Correct Answers in the Then and Now Photo

The first person to get this week's Then and Now photo location correct has a great first name. Congrats to Lynn Bozzelli, who correctly noted the location as The General Pike Hotel.

Lyn P., Matt Fink, Barbara Hoffman, Ed Jones, Stephanie Nattle, Kim Souder, E. Norris, Peter C. Brown and Russ G. also get kudos for the correct answer.

To check out the old photo, . See Phoenixville Patch next Monday at 6 a.m. for our next photo from Phoenixville's past.

Thanks again to for providing the photos and this description:

"The General Pike Hotel was founded in 1808 for the accommodation of stagecoach travelers going to Reading or Lancaster or returning to Philadelphia from these points.  

"The name of the tavern, General Pike, was inspired by newspaper accounts at the time of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, a heroic figure for whom Pikes Peak was named. John Morgan, the builder of the hotel, was postmaster and justice of the peace.  

"When Phoenixville’s post office was established in 1828, its first site was the General Pike. At that time people had to pick up their mail, as there would be no postal delivery for another 70 years, and the places they had to go for their mail varied—the post office would change locations with each new postmaster for years to come.

"The old hotel continued operating until 1993. Demolition took place in October of 1994 to make space for a bank building. The property sat vacant until 2009, however, when the current Rite Aid drugstore was constructed. The Wawa next door also sits on the original General Pike property."