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Just as soon as I hit "Publish" on the preview post for the event, news started to break that the venue for National Pro Wrestling Day was going to change. It was first reported on WrestleChat.Net that the Derby Ink Gardens were not going to be able to accommodate the event, which is a fine thing to find out only two days before the thing was ready to happen. There was last minute scrambling, but the event found a new home at the Philadelphia National Guard Armory at 2700 Southampton Road (at its intersection with US 1/Roosevelt Boulevard), still in Philadelphia. Although the city is the same, the venue, which hosted Ring of Honor's return to Philadelphia last January, is not in the same neighborhood as the Derby Ink Gardens. In fact, the Armory is about as far northeast as you can get in Philadelphia's city limits before hitting Bucks County.
Anyway, this is going to throw a major monkey wrench into fan access into the event, especially if hotels and transportation was centered around the event being in Center City rather than the Far Northeast. The Armory is also pretty far removed from any kind of outside restaurants or food services. There were a ton of places along Spring Garden Street that were in walking distance of the event, which would have made things easier for attendees to keep parked where they were and not risk losing their spots during intermission. Now, that gets a bit trickier.
However, it is better than having the event cancelled altogether. The Armory is a good venue to watch wrestling as well. It's no Trocadero, and for that, we should all be thankful. Anyway, please change your plans accordingly.
Just as soon as I hit "Publish" on the preview post for the event, news started to break that the venue for National Pro Wrestling Day was going to change. It was first reported on WrestleChat.Net that the Derby Ink Gardens were not going to be able to accommodate the event, which is a fine thing to find out only two days before the thing was ready to happen. There was last minute scrambling, but the event found a new home at the Philadelphia National Guard Armory at 2700 Southampton Road (at its intersection with US 1/Roosevelt Boulevard), still in Philadelphia. Although the city is the same, the venue, which hosted Ring of Honor's return to Philadelphia last January, is not in the same neighborhood as the Derby Ink Gardens. In fact, the Armory is about as far northeast as you can get in Philadelphia's city limits before hitting Bucks County.
Anyway, this is going to throw a major monkey wrench into fan access into the event, especially if hotels and transportation was centered around the event being in Center City rather than the Far Northeast. The Armory is also pretty far removed from any kind of outside restaurants or food services. There were a ton of places along Spring Garden Street that were in walking distance of the event, which would have made things easier for attendees to keep parked where they were and not risk losing their spots during intermission. Now, that gets a bit trickier.
However, it is better than having the event cancelled altogether. The Armory is a good venue to watch wrestling as well. It's no Trocadero, and for that, we should all be thankful. Anyway, please change your plans accordingly.
