DayTripping to Phoenixville, PA

September 1, 2018

Phoenixville, PA – One of our favorite bands is JD Malone and the Experts (we have no idea why they aren’t worldwide famous!) and they are from -you guessed it-Phoenixville! We decided to check it out with our good friend Wendy. First-I love Murals! I had no idea Phoenixville is known for murals, so you can imagine my delight to find the buildings covered with beautiful art!

We parked the FIFTY5 Bug (we suggest you use one of the parking lots-street parking is limited) and strolled down Bridge street to check everything out- the first thing you notice are the breweries-They are everywhere! We stopped in at Bridge Street Chocolates and met the owner Gail-she was a huge source of information about the town and her chocolate was amazing (more of her story to come later in the magazineJ). She told us to not miss The Foundry, which houses the Schuylkill River Heritage Center for local history and she was right!

What a beautiful building with lots of information about the area. http://phoenixvillefoundry.com/ We continued along the walking/bike trail, stopped by a farmer’s market and then happened upon one of the largest beer stores we have ever seen- the Foodery- www.fooderybeer.com. 

As you walk along bridge street and see the colonial theater-you might get the eerie sense of having been there before…as the 1957 setting for the BLOB Phoenixville will always have its place in cinematic history! I will definitely go back just to see a movie (so happy it is still a working movie theater!) so I can say I was there-adding that to my bucket list! https://thecolonialtheatre.com/

We finished off our day at the Great American Pub Bar & Grill outside area with local beer and live music-two of our favorite things after a day of sight seeing! http://www.phoenixville.org/

DayTripping with Dana & Dave