About Phoenixville

The Borough of Phoenixville was incorporated in 1849. Phoenixville is a growing community of over 16,000 people, situated twenty-five miles northwest of Philadelphia, in the northeast corner of Chester County. Phoenixville sits at the juncture of the French Creek and the Schuylkill River and is only four miles north of Valley Forge National Park. Phoenixville grew, developed and prospered because of its geography and the production of iron and steel products.

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Phoenixville's Arts and Entertainment Economic Development Strategy

The arts and entertainment economic development strategy is being employed to revitalize the downtown. The strategy has been approved by the Phoenixville Area Business Association and the Borough Council. The strategy involves creating a creative arts and entertainment district in the downtown which will act as a regional entertainment destination.

A four block area will be repositioned in the regional marketplace with a strategy that utilizes public art installations, live performances, film, dining destinations and the development of creative cultural events as elements of revitalization. The repositioning activities will be supplemented by the recruitment of commercial establishments to fill retail space that would have a symbiotic relationship with the economic development strategy. The CDC and the Borough are currently conducting a market analysis to find potential businesses for the downtown that are compatible in the arts and entertainment economic development strategy.

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