Revised. Here Is The Web Site For The New Norristown Studios At Logan Square: http://www.norristownstudios.com/images.htm
For those of you not familiar with the Logan Square Shopping Center, it is located at the intersection of Markley Street (Route 202) and W Johnson Highway in Norristown. The Ports of the World used to be there for years and for all the times I passed there, I always felt that it was a great location, although huge and under utilized somehow. The current Peanut Gallery Restaruant & Tavern (previously known as The Glass Rack) has been doing business there for 34 years.
The location offers a straight shot to King of Prussia to the south which opens up to all the area's major routes (202, 422, & 76), and pretty much a straight shot up to Blue Bell and points north. The Norristown Transportation Center is 5 minutes away with local bus and rail lines, including connection to Philadelphia (R6).
This past Friday (August 17, 2007), I heard a report on KYW Newsradio that a developer was unveiling plans for a major development project in Montgomery County which would also a include a 100,000 square foot film studio with eight sound stages (I wonder if this would be larger that the Silvercup Studios in Long Island City outside of Manhattan?) at the Logan Square Shopping Center In Norristown.
Michael Ruser, Property Manager at Logan Square Recently Commented: "The proposed project will utilize the existing 150,000 square feet Ports of the World occupied and will require the building to be expanded by an additional 100,000 square feet. The existing tenants include Dunkin' Donuts, M.A.B. Paints, PNC Bank, Honda Motorsports, U.S. Maintenance (large national company in approx. 50,000 square feet) RiteAid, Cottman (Auto Repair), Plymouth Produce, Sessano Deli and Cafe, Social Security, Montgomery County Records and Storage, West Coast Video, a large book store and a few smaller tenants. Logan Square is home to 500+ workers on any given day during the work week. We are excited to be part of the process of bringing such a large industry to Norristown, Montgomery County and the state of PA."
If this does go down, it'll be a big boost for Norristown, the outlying areas, Montgomery County, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a whole in many ways! Very, very exciting news!