The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks is an exhibition center located in Oaks, Pennsylvania . It has five adjoining exhibit halls, 9 meeting rooms, two small food courts, and a total area of over 240,000 square feet on one floor. It is among the largest suburban exposition centers on the East Coast of the United States .
20-670: Oaks, Pennsylvania is approximately 7 miles (11 km) northwest of King of Prussia via the Pottstown Expressway ( U.S. Route 422 ). 40°07′24″N 75°27′30″W / 40.12330°N 75.45843°W / 40.12330; -75.45843 This business-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Oaks, Pennsylvania Oaks is an unincorporated community located in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , United States. The community
40-649: A new round of both housing and retail growth began, including the opening of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center . Interest in resuming rail service was spurred by the Schuylkill Valley Metro (SVM) project, which was rejected by Federal Transit Administration in 2006. Another cancelled proposal called the Greenline would have made Oaks the terminus of a new rail line to Paoli , with a new station located adjacent to
60-590: A wake-up call, the Hawks would rebound to win four of their final six matches on the year, ending up one game short of the D-III Grand Final at that year's Nationals. The improvement lasted into season 2010, highlighted by a win over eventual D-I National Champion New York, and a 3rd place finish in the EAFL. The Hawks were rewarded with a promotion back to D-II after three years, and though they would go 0-3 on
80-597: A wild card team. Defeating EAFL rival Columbus Cats in the semi, the Hawks kicked five unanswered goals in the second half of the Grand Final to turn aside the Ohio Valley River Rats, 46-20. Hawks players Jon Loring and Patrick Miller became the first dual premiership players in Hawks history, having been members of the 2002 D3 premiership team. While the men's team was able to duplicate their Eastern Regional success in 2019, they were unable to secure
100-631: Is 18 miles (30 km) northwest of Philadelphia and its boundaries are defined in large part by the village's position at the junction of Perkiomen Creek and the Schuylkill River . The two waterways defined much of the village's early history. In 1825, the Schuylkill Navigation Company completed the Schuylkill Canal and Brower's Locks at Oaks, and the system was heavily traveled. The village of Oaks
120-747: Is the American Treasure Tour . The ZIP code is 19456. Oaks was the home of the Valley Forge Freedom of the Mid-Atlantic Hockey League . The Philadelphia Hawks of the United States Australian Football League plays its home games at Lower Perkiomen Valley Park. Philadelphia Hawks The Philadelphia Hawks are an Australian rules football club representing the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in
140-802: The Adelaide Football Club of the Australian Football League , the team was initially known as the Philadelphia Crows . After modest results in their first three seasons, the Crows would win the 2002 Division III USAFL National Championship in Kansas City, defeating the Milwaukee Bombers in the final, 3.8 (26) to 2.2 (14). Following the 2003 season, which saw them promoted to Division II,
160-541: The Hawthorn Football Club , citing the club's success, offered to take over sponsorship from Adelaide. The offer was accepted, and the team became the Philadelphia Hawks , adapting their mother club's colors of brown and gold. That same offseason saw the club absorb the remnants of the defunct Lehigh Valley Crocodiles club, which meant the addition of brothers Josh and Jon Loring. Entering
180-630: The Sacramento Suns in the final group match on Saturday. The 2014 season would be the best in some time for the Hawks, as they picked up several victories on the year and ran through Portland, the Calgary Kangaroos reserves, and Fort Lauderdale Fighting Squids to reach their fourth grand final. Again, however, it would be the Suns who would end the dream with a 43-5 victory in the Grand Final at Dublin, Ohio. Philadelphia would enter
200-697: The United States Australian Football League . Founded in 1998, the team currently place in Eastern Australian Football League and the USAFL's Eastern region. In the winter of 1998, a group of ex-pat Australians and American enthusiasts of Australian Rules football founded a team in the city after several kick-arounds at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park in South Philadelphia. Reaching an agreement with
220-725: The 2004 season, the Hawks were considered favorites to win the Division II title at Nationals in Atlanta. They would reach a final for the second time in three seasons, where they would fall to another Hawthorn sponsored club, the Arizona Hawks , by 2 points. A return to the D-II final would come the following year, but a 35-point defeat to the Golden Gate Roos would end the year without a trophy. After failing to reach
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#1732802517182240-475: The 2015 and 2016 season with hopes of making it back to the Grand Final in those years, but would go 2-1 and 1-2, respectfully, to miss out. History would be made during the 2016 season, however. After years of planning and false starts, the Philadelphia AusBall league, a non-contact, co-ed program was initiated with the hope of drawing in new recruits for the men's team, and to lay the seeds for
260-573: The 2017 Nationals in San Diego. The men's side would finally see their long premiership drought come to an end at the 2018 Nationals in Racine, Wisconsin. After a regular season that saw a club record seven regular season wins and a first ever Eastern Regional Championship, the Hawks were named as the top seed in Division 3. Despite a 1-1 record on Saturday, Philadelphia advanced to the semifinal as
280-622: The Expo Center. Public attractions in Oaks include the 107-acre (0.43 km ) Lower Perkiomen Valley Park, Schuylkill River Trail , and the Perkiomen Trail . The private West Collection of artwork is open to the public at the headquarters of SEI Investments , and Oaks is now home to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center . It is also home to Arnold's Family Fun Center, the region's largest indoor entertainment center. Another attraction
300-609: The Grand Finals in the next two seasons from Division II, and after falling behind Eastern Australian Football League rivals New York Magpies and Baltimore Washington Eagles , the Hawks were demoted back down to Division III for the 2008 Nationals in Colorado Springs. After a 1-2 finish that year, the team's performance would sink after a disheartening loss to North Carolina at home in June 2009. Using that result as
320-416: The area. However, Oaks remained less developed than its suburban neighbors, due to a limited number of connections to its wastewater treatment plant. As plans for a new plant began, development started in the retail space next to the highway, starting with the construction of several modern box store retailers and a 24-theater cinema. In 2008, the expanded Oaks Wastewater Treatment Plant was completed, and
340-727: The beginning of a women's side. Two of those players, Erica Sacci and Amy Arundale, would be the first women to represent the Philadelphia Hawks in the women's division of the USAFL Nationals, leading a side combined with the Boston Demons and Montreal Angels to a 2nd place finish in women's Division II. A year later, five Lady Hawks combined with the Portland Sockeyes to take out the Women's D2 title at
360-433: The general store, the locktender's house, and many historic homes. Although the tracks are no longer in service in the center of Oaks, a station built in 1918 to replace the original is still located today at the intersection of Egypt Road and Station Avenue. In 1985, construction of the eastern portion of US Route 422 was completed, connecting King of Prussia to Oaks and out to Reading and beyond, and spurring growth in
380-658: The weekend, their improvement had turned heads around the league. The following season saw a return to Division II and another winless campaign at Nationals. After finally snapping a nine game Nationals losing streak in 2012 by going 1-2, the Hawks were demoted back down to D-III after going through the regular season winless. 364 days after defeating the Portland Steelheads at Nationals in Mason, Philadelphia would end their long drought with victories over Austin Crows reserves and Des Moines Roosters before falling to
400-522: Was named after the canal's designer, Thomas Oakes . Later in the nineteenth century, the railroad largely supplanted the role of the canal. The Perkiomen Railroad built the Oaks station in 1868. The Philadelphia and Reading, sometimes referred to as the Reading Railroad , merged the short line as its Perkiomen Branch. Oaks village cropped up around the station. Oaks today is set in dense suburbs. Many of its original structures remain, including
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