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Update on the Historic Inns of Phoenixville Dinner & Tour

Received this from Jane Tucker with the Phoenixville Area Business Association:
Phoenixville Area Business Association is presenting the first Historic Inns of Phoenixville Dinner & Tour to feature two of our historic inns, Pickering Creek Inn (circa 1850) and Columbia Bar & Grille (circa 1893). We have SOLD OUT tickets for the 1st Trolley and have the option of adding a 2nd Trolley if we can get enough interested parties. The Historic Inns of Phoenixville Dinner and Tour will feature a 45 minute narrated tour of the downtown Phoenixville historic district, to include a 15 minute walk-through of the Phoenixville Foundry and also includes a driveby history of Hotel Washington (now P.J. Ryans), Hotel Chester (now Moon Saloon) and the churches on Church Street. The tour also includes a 3 course dinner at the participants choice of either the Columbia Bar & Grille or The Pickering Creek Inn. Dinner comes with a complimentary glass of wine. Tickets are $65, there is a 5% discount for purchases of 4 or more. If ! you are interested, please purchase tickets online at http://www.discoverphoenixville.com/index.php/front/calendar_details/98 or at Steel City Coffee House. Ticket sales deadline is May 10th. Call Jane Tucker at 484-686-7792 for any questions.

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