TOM PETRO'S GYM... wHere it all began...

Here are some pictures... from the archives...
Opened in 1979, Tom Petro originally called the gym and store the "HEALTH EMPORIUM" and hand made his original signs.

the original GYM was in the BASEMENT of this building on South Broad Street
it was 15' wide in the front... 9' wide in the back... 60 feet long...

Here is a picture of the original buliding on Broad Street with TOM standing in front of it... 1979

Lots of history here... more to come...

TOM PETRO ESTABLISHED 1979   TOM PETRO IN FRONT OF HIS FIRST STORE CIRCA 1979   TOM PETRO ESTABLISHED 1979

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