A Chili’s themed like ‘The Office’ is opening in Scranton — ‘awesome blossom’ and all

nypost.com:

large Office parties, including one that drew many cast members and some 10,000 people around the 2013 series finale. Streaming services have boosted the show’s popularity.“It’s kind of like what Pam Beesly says in the last episode: there’s beauty in ordinary things.

And Scranton can feel ordinary to some people,” Flannery told the AP. “But it’s really special. It really is.”The show banked on residents and businesses to donate Scranton swag, and gave shout-outs to local landmarks.

John Krasinski, who played Jim Halpert, filmed scenes for the opening montage in Scranton, making the city’s Penn Paper tower recognizable around the world.

The “Scranton welcomes you” sign from Krasinski’s footage was moved to a downtown mall because people kept stopping on a highway to take photos.For Chili’s, building a themed eatery that is expected to draw tourists isn’t the normal course of business, said George Felix, Chili’s chief marketing officer.