Jul. 12—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A large, long-vacant property at the corner of Main and Franklin streets in downtown Johnstown is ready to be occupied by inventors and craftspeople who want to launch their own businesses.
The 7,000-square-foot space at 507 Main St. is a second location for Made in Johnstown — a membership-driven maker space for both professional craftspeople and hobbyists.
Across Johnstown’s Central Park, Made in Johnstown’s other location opened on July 1 at 134 Gazebo Park. The Main Street site will open on Monday, director Michael Rottman said.
The Gazebo Park building — three floors combining for 6,000 square feet — was the original site of Made in Johnstown’s predecessor, Creator Square Inc., which had been in the making for about eight years there, but hadn’t fully fledged.
Last year, Rottman, a transplant from Sacramento, Calif., took the helm of the maker…
