Schuylkill River Heritage Center Launches Fundraiser For Phoenixville Mural

PHOENIXVILLE, PA — One of the former iconic symbols of the Steel City could soon be making a huge comeback.

The Schuylkill River Heritage Center has purchased Renaissance Park, the small patch of green space located on the corner of Main Street and Bridge Street, and are in the midst of efforts to return the emblematic mural to the very visible high wall, adjacent to Steel City Coffeehouse, at that intersection.

Organizers are planning to bring place a digital reproduction of the mural on the wall, showcasing Phoenixville's fiery industrial origins. The mural will cost $130,000.

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"It was the Phoenixville Mural, with the inscribed bricks and landscaping improvements which defined Renaissance Park that was the impetus for Phoenixville’s economic revitalization," said Barbara Cohen, President of the Schuylkill River Heritage Center. "Bringing back the Phoenixville Mural and making the park an interpretive gathering place once again will provide an historic, artistic accomplishment that illustrates our community’s legacy. This special place will also help sustain Phoenixville’s economic resurgence."

To donate to the mural project, please see here.

Image courtesy Phoenixville Chamber of Commerce