Test your Phoenixville knowledge with our weekly photo challenge.
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!
We reveal the answer to last week's photo challenge.
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 steel girders, and an incentive clause in the contract. The new bridge opened in 1997. The new bridge was the first in Pennsylvania to include "shock …
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We reveal the answer to last week's photo challenge.
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.
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Test your borough knowledge with our weekly photo challenge.
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!
9:42 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
If this is the corner of High and South Main Street, the building is where the Pennsylvania House is now. more ›
The annual flea market comes this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Is it that time already? The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area is hosting it's popular annual flea market on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Profits from the market go right back to the Historical Society, so be sure to come by and support the group. Below, via the Historical Society, is a release fleshing out the details: The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area is holding its annual Winter Flea Market on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at the Society building located on the corner of Main and Church Streets. Doors will open at 9:00 a.m. and the sale will conclude at 2:00 p.m. The sale features a wide variety of items including, but not limited to, books, jewelry, household items and Christmas items, all reasonably priced. …
On October 27, a dedication ceremony will be held at Valley Forge Christian College.
On October 27 the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission together with the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area (HSPA) and the Valley Forge Christian College (VFCC) are dedicating a state roadside marker recognizing the contributions of the Valley Forge General Hospital, better known around Phoenixville as the ‘Army Hospital’. HSPA members Susan Marshall, Ryan Conroy, and Paul Kusko formed a committee with VFCC staff members, Julia Patton, Michelle Maloney, and Malcolm Brubaker to plan the Dedication Ceremony for the historical marker. The marker will be located on the property of the Christian College on Charlestown Road across the street from Bob’s Haven Deli. The ceremony is planned for Saturday, October 27 at the Valley …
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Be the first to correctly identify the location of this picture.
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!
8:01 pm on Thursday, October 11, 2012
I am wondering if this could be the old covered bridge over french Creek on Pughtown Rd, in Kimberton out past Camphill Village which is on the old Pew property. I know the other's, in Valley Forge Rt. 252 and the one by kimberton farms.....but I think this one is in east vincent Twnsp. on Pughtown rd. Altho it does look like the Valley Forge one..not sure ?? more ›
A weekly history lesson on the Phoenixville-area.
Another week, another terrific demonstration of Phoenixville-area knowledge by Then and Now readers. Our winner was Peter C. Brown, who was the first one to correctly identify the photo shown in last week's Then and Now as the Mary Snowden Bridge. Below, courtesy of the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area, is some background information on the old covered bridge: This bridge crosses the French Creek at Township Line Road between Schuylkill and East Pikeland Townships. It was originally built as a stone arch bridge in 1771 by a committee headed up by a young Anthony Wayne. It was mainly built for the benefit of transporting iron products from the Reading and Warwick furnaces to Philadelphia. Samuel Nutt, an ironmaster, devised a …
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An exhibit celebrating the bank opens tonight.
Editor's note: the following was provided by Susan Marshal of the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area. In honor of this hometown favorite, The Historical Society of The Phoenixville Area has created an exhibit to bring everyone down memory lane. The “Grand Opening” is First Friday August 3, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. See classic bank photos and collectables that reflect Phoenixville’s yesteryears, and hear stories about working at this institution that helped so many Phoenixville residents save their pennies to buy their first homes or open a local business. In 1953 the bank relocated its office to the current location at the corner of Main and Hall Streets, which boasted the first drive-thru banking window in the Phoenixville area. …
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Guess the location of this photograph. Win bragging rights.
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.
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10:23 am on Wednesday, June 13, 2012
This is Nutt Rd & Bridge street looking West. From where the Fountain Inn existed forever. Dee K. more ›
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2:20 pm on Monday, April 29, 2013
As for what this particular article was meant for........"Recognize this place ?"....Yes it was the old "Y" on main St. As I recall, it was built on the corner where the old "Rialto" movie house was once located........remember that ??? more ›