▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁later ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁B arium ▁Ste el ▁Cor p . ▁and ▁renamed ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁Iron ▁& ▁Ste el ▁Company , ▁later ▁The ▁Phoenix ▁Ste el ▁Corporation . ▁The ▁entire ▁plant ▁was ▁shut ▁down ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Att ra ctions ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Philadelphia ▁Magazine ▁listed ▁Phoenix ville ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁" 1 0 ▁Aw esome ▁Ne igh bor hood s ▁To ▁Call ▁Home ". ▁ ▁Phoenix ville ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Theatre , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁the ▁theatre , ▁along ▁with ▁some ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁bor ough , ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁motion ▁picture ▁The ▁B lob . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Phoenix ville ▁has ▁celebrated ▁this ▁with ▁the ▁annual ▁Blo bf est . ▁Fest iv ities ▁include ▁a ▁re en act ment ▁of ▁the ▁scene ▁featuring ▁the ▁Col onial . ▁The ▁Col onial ▁runs ▁special ▁programs ▁some ▁week ends ▁in ▁July , ▁and ▁an ▁on going ▁series ▁of ▁mov ies ▁and ▁events ▁for ▁children . ▁A ▁major ▁expansion ▁project ▁incorpor ating ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁historic ▁bank ▁property , ▁started ▁construction ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁was ▁finished ▁in ▁early ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Phoenix ville ▁was ▁named ▁# 1 0 ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁for ▁most