tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post7663766076152218544..comments2024-03-09T12:18:51.016-05:00Comments on TOM GLOVER'S HAMILTON LIBRARY SCRAPBOOK: LOCAL HISTORY WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH.: 1947: NOTTINGHAM WAY IN FRONT OF BARTON F. FRANCIS DODGE-PLYMOUTH Tom Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749723834326832799noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-39424817327356855782013-03-24T11:37:23.480-04:002013-03-24T11:37:23.480-04:00Tom, my understanding is that Route 130 and later ...Tom, my understanding is that Route 130 and later 33 were the first poured concrete roads in the United States with 130 being the "prototype" and when I was with DOT in the 1960's a few of the old engineers were still beaming about how well it held up with nary a single pot hole from South Brunswick to Bordentown and south. Granted the tar expansion strips did give an annoying "ba-bump, ba-bump" but they sure didn't make you go in for an alignment unlike the current concrete roads that "blow out" craters from the steel re-bar rusting and expanding and of course trucks are larger today. None the less, those roads had legendary status back when New Jersey was considered the leader with California a close second in progressive highway design.<br /><br />Ed MillerickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-65364456023122825882013-03-20T16:33:34.098-04:002013-03-20T16:33:34.098-04:00HI TOM....I KEEP RECALLING THE AREA ON ROUTE 33 WH...HI TOM....I KEEP RECALLING THE AREA ON ROUTE 33 WHERE WE BUILT THE HAMILTON BOWLING LANES AND THE FIRE THAT BURNT DOWN THE BUILDING IN THE 70'S. I MISS TONY CAL'S AND THE PETTITO BROTHERS ALONG WITH PATTERSON CHEVROLET AND JOE CALDWELL AND ALL THE NICE PEOPLE OF THE TOWNSHIP, ESPECIALLY HUGH MAGUIRE AND MR. SUTTERLY. YOUR SITE BRINGS BACK THOSE MEMORIES OF HAPPY TIMES. THANKS AGAIN AND BEST REGARDS.RALPH LUCARELLAnoreply@blogger.com