Town Celebrates Renewal By Building Giant Phoenix, and Burning It Down

The first Firebird Festival lit up the sky 12 years ago, a celebration in homage to the rebirth of one Pennsylvania town named Phoenixville. A former steel hub, Phoenixville rose to prominence in mid-19th century. When the factory began its decline–and eventually closed in 1986–the town, too, fell into disrepair. Slowly, Phoenixville has begun its resurrection […]