Old North Penn: Montgomeryville Airport
You now know it better as Airport Square Shopping Center. Hence, the namesake.
This photo, courtesy of Jim Garrahan and “Old Images of Montgomery County PA,” shows Airport Square Shopping Center when it was Montgomeryville Airport on April 8, 1978. The intersection at the left is Route 202/Upper State Road and Route 309. The runway then is the current area of Best Buy, Old Navy and Five Below now. The white building at the bottom of the runway is the old Charles Chips factory. You can even see all the distinctive trucks lined up behind it. The quarry is at the upper right. In the background is the red-and-white-checkered water tower that was at the former Montgomeryville Mart. The church at left is the former Montgomery Square United Methodist Church. It—and its cemetery—were relocated to County Line Road, in order …
Mari
3:10 pm on Monday, April 1, 2013
Oh yes, I remember all of this - SO SAD that the Mart is no longer here. more ›