Untitled from Justin Hawthorne on Vimeo. I finally got around to stringing these clips together. All of these were shot in my first year of living in Phoenixville, 2012. Nothing special, just a little vignette.
Steel Site Hike
Probably the most interesting feature in our new found hometown is the abandoned Phoenixville Steel site. Ages ago, the steel mill built this town and up through the 1980’s, was the chief employer in town. The mill went out, and the site, which separates town from Mont Claire/across French Creek is one big, bizarre open space. Debris, abandoned rail lines, smoke stacks, bridges & brick cellars dot this landscape, remnants of this centuries aged industrial wheel. Needless to say, it makes for great photography, and how amazing would it have been to hit this place in the mid 90’s? The town has multiple bids on this property, condos, apartments, minor league baseball,…
Firebird Festival 2012
Its wild to think we’ve been here for over a year, and that this is the second Firebird Festival we’ve attended. This is probably the most interesting and worthwhile of Phoenixville’s events, and definitely worth checking out. Steel was this town’s main industry, the Phoenix becoming the icon for the intense forges. The mill went out of business in the 80’s, and the town fell into poverty, apparently Phoenixville was a pretty terrible place. The festival started in the 2000’s, as the town slowly (and still is) turning a new leaf and becoming a nicer place. Its a great way to turn the page on the year. Firedancers/eaters from theplayingmantis.com group
Bar Portraits
Tony A couple shots from the local watering hole. Ryan Slim
Meghan & RJ
My first Pennsylvania wedding has finally posted. Meghan, a good friend from college many years ago got in touch about her April wedding at Pine Crest in Lansdale, PA. It was totally awesome, seeing old friends and meeting great people, here’s some of my favorite shots: