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!
We reveal the answer to last week's photo challenge.
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 Streetwas dedicated. It was the eighth Hungarian Reformed Church in the USA. The first serviceswere spoken in Hungarian and it wasn’t until 1949 that …
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Test your Phoenixville IQ with the newest edition of 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!
11:14 am on Monday, February 4, 2013
The Hungarian Reformed Church at Third Avenue and Buttonwood Street. more ›
The answer to last week's photo challenge is revealed.
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 supplierand location has changed, the Pennypacker Florist is possibly the oldest continuously operatingbusiness in Phoenixville.
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Test your borough IQ with Phoenixville Patch's weekly photo challenge.
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.
3:55 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Easy one! Yes - corner of Nutt Road and Gay Street - now a parking lot! The house to the left was the first home of The Bookworm! more ›
We reveal the answer to last week's photo challenge.
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 renovated structure at 225 Bridge Street which once housed the National Bank of Phoenixville. In 1958 the foundations of the building at 167 Bridge were used…
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Be the first to identify the location where this photograph was taken.
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.
6:18 pm on Monday, January 7, 2013
Gerry Fox and Jim L. are both correct - this was the original office of the Daily Republican before it moved to 225 Bridge. The building now on this site houses the bead store and bike store. more ›
We reveal the answer to last week's photo challenge.
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.
8:53 am on Thursday, January 3, 2013
The hisoric picture of Yarnell's Stationary likely was of a building located at 18 S Main Street (next to the Comcast office) which was demolished by the Borough in the 1960's. This building and many additional buildings were condemed and purchased by the Borough for the construction of the Prospect Street parking lot. 18 S Main was included to allow a wider entrance into the new parking lot. … more ›
Test your borough IQ with the latest edition of our 'Then and Now' photo challenge.
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.
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We reveal the answer to last week's photo challenge.
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 establish a Slovak Parish where they could find the freedom to practice their faith in their own tongue. In February of 1901, the property which had been …
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12:02 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Is this the back of the home that was beside St. Ann Rectory? more ›