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...a new Day Care, Bank, and Office Building, all right along Route 29/Collegeville Ave. several miles south of Main Street and several miles north of the 422 Collegeville exit.

This isn't a plug for Wawa as they certainly don't need one, but I've always found the Wawa stores to be a pleasure to partonize. Touch screen ordering of deli sandwiches & hot meals, clean restrooms, and great coffee. And while filling up a gas tank is a painful experience for most of us these days, at least the Wawa visit is a pleasant one. I've also found their gas prices to be at - or below average market prices for a given area. Yes, sometimes there are lines for a gas pump, but they usually don't last long.

So when this new mega Wawa (and by mega I mean the big store with the gas pumps) recently opened up a mile or so from my real estate office, whoaaa! Wawa coffee (our office coffee just doesn't taste the same, but don't tell anyone I said that)!!! Small pleasures I guess?

Like any business venture, placing a large Wawa in a given town just doesn't happen on a whim. Nor does a new bank, day care, office building, etc., hence I would tend to believe that there's a very good reason for choosing this location.

Construction crews are no stranger to the Collegeville area these last few years.  The Providence Town Center (still under construction), opposite the Wyeth complex right off the 422 Collegeville exit on Rt 29 will be composed of 140 acres of small-town style architecture and streetscapes, similar to those found on the Main Line of Philadelphia. UPDATE: The Wegmans/Collegeville Grand Opening is Oct. 11th, 2009! The mixed uses along with the attention to detail will create a retail experience that will remain interesting visit after visit. Stay tuned. This is going to be one heck of a shopping experience!

Perhaps we'll bump into each other at the new Wawa. I'll be the guy pumping gas while holding a cup of (Wawa) coffee in the other hand with a smile on my face.