U.S. Route 1, that highway that is rife with bumper to bumper traffic during morning and evening commuting times, and also during many hours of the day, was supposedly laid on the approximate trail of Indians way back in pre-colonial times. The photo above is a complete mystery as to the vantage point of the camera man, It is nearly impossible to envision that busy highway as it appears in the photo above, when compared with all the traffic, jug handles, and row after row of malls and businesses lined up on either side of the thoroughfare.
Ralph Lucarella said...- HI TOM.....THE LAST TIME WE VISITED TRENTON WE STAYED AT THE COMFORT INN ON U.S.1 AND IT WAS A MESS TRYING TO GET THERE. IT WAS BY THE QUAKER BRIDGE MALL AND YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE CAR DEALERS TO GET THERE. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ARE NOT MORE MOTELS IN A CITY THAT IS THE CAPITOL OF THE STATE.
- Sally Logan Gilman said...
- And just try to find the entrance to Red Roof Inn barreling along Rte 1 with a huge truck tailgating you -- many a dark night my husband and I ran up over the curb and across the grass to get off the highway to the relative safety of the motel parking lot. And reversing direction thru Quaker Bridge Mall was another challenge. Ah, Rte 1 and Trenton, how I love it still.
Tom Glover said...- THANKS FOR THAT, SALLY. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TRYING TO FIND THE RAYMOUR AND FLANNIGAN FURNITURE STORE ON ROUTE 1. I ONLY TRAVEL ROUTE 1 AS A LAST RESORT. I TRIED FINDING THE R & F SIGN WITH CARS TAILGATING ME.BOTTOM LINE: I PASSED THE SIGN AND ENTERED A NEIGHBORING MALL WITH ACCESS TO THE R & F, PARKING LOT.TOM GLOVER
- From Sally Gilman:Tom: Good move -- you lucked out on your trip along Route 1. It's esp. bad at night and not for the faint of heart.
