POTTSTOWN — Patriots packed High Street Thursday for the annual Fourth of July parade and Pottstown GoFourth! street festival. As the mercury rose throughout the day, so too did the enthusiasm residents and visitors showed for the party Pottstown puts on every year. From ax-throwing to jugglers, face painting to salsa music, marching bands to fountain dipping, crowds enjoyed what the borough has to offer every Independence Day.
Before they parade their way down High Street every year, the trucks, floats, cars and bands in the Pottstown Fourth of July parade have to be organized and lined up in order. (Evan Brandt -- MediaNews Group) Many families and friend groups have a traditional location where they gather to watch the parade. these folks like to watch it from the beginning.
(Evan Brandt -- MediaNews Group) For the past several years, Sam Soyuza, holding Spencer, and Rick Wilmer, holding Toby, have enjoyed the privilege of watching the July 4th parade as its organized in front of Goodwill fire Company, all from the porch of 643 High St. (Evan Brandt -- MediaNews Group) All the while, those at the parade's end point at Smith Family Plaza, gather and wait for the first tell-tale sounds of the parade's arrival. (Evan Brandt -- MediaNews Group) The parade's arrival at the corner of High and Hanover streets was eagerly anticipated by a crowd that was several people deep on the sidewalk.
(Evan Brandt -- MediaNews Group) This year, the Pottstown Rotary Club, which stages the pa.
