Old North Penn: Montgomeryville Airport

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 to build a bank.

The Buckman’s Ski Shop building is in the foreground.

What else do you recognize in this picture? Do you remember the airport?

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