Tyler Perry wants to expand his already impressive (from what I hear; I’ve never been there) studio lot, by taking over three quarters of what was a U.S. Army military base, in East Point, Georgia. The Ft. McPherson property was once the headquarters for the U.S. Army Forces Command, the U.S. Army Reserve Command and the U.S. Army Central. It was closed three years ago.
"We needed a place where people could come by the thousands," Perry told the board that oversees the property, describing what will be a whopping $100 million studio project.
Mayor Kasim Reed (of Atlanta) touted the project as a job creator, as well as a productive use of property no one else…
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