page_title: Norristown, Pennsylvania
section_title: Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Norristown, Pennsylvania / Culture
caption_attribution_description: Simmons Park in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
context_page_description: Norristown is a borough in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Located along the Schuylkill River approximately 6 miles from the Philadelphia city limits, Norristown has a population of 34,324 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. It is the fourth most populous municipality in the county and second most populous borough in Pennsylvania.
context_section_description: Despite the loss of its historic movie and vaudeville theaters, Norristown is home to two performing arts centers (the Montgomery County Cultural Center and Centre Theatre) and one professional theater company, Theatre Horizon.  All are part of The Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia and the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance.
  These theaters form the nucleus for Norristown Arts Hill, a collection of theaters, art galleries, and professional firms on the 300-500 blocks of DeKalb Street in downtown.
  Styles of ethnic food available on Norristown's Main Street include Korean/Japanese, Chinese, Mexican, Ethiopian, Vietnamese, and Italian.
caption: Simmons Park
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