| Route 9... I heard so much about this road when I
moved to Jersey. Everyone told me that it leads to everything; I can see that it really
does. Just about anywhere I need to travel to starts out with a stint on Route 9. I heard
stories that it used to be called "Killer Highway." It's believable. There is
lots of traffic, and it does run the length of the entire state. I think I've only
scratched the surface of what I may find on it. Here, a North-toSouth account of some of
what I have found so far...
If you hit Route 9 in
Howell, going South, you will pass the old resting place of:
*Sesame
Inn: a forgotten, lonely Chinese restaurant, all darkened and boarded up...
table for two, anyone?? *since demolished
Right next door to the
Sesame Inn was Howell Carpet:
*Howell
Carpet: a large, spooky old building sits abandoned, covered in grafitti and
grime *since demolished
If you continue on 9
South, keep an eye out on your left for:
Jamesway:
once a huge, bustling department store... now a barren and deserted shell
Right across the street
from the Jamesway, on the other side of 9, lies:
Kobe
Japanese Restaurant: elegant and desolate, the abandoned Kobe was once a
lovely restaurant...
If you head South again
on 9, you will soon see on your left:
The
Vacancy Motel: the resting place of a spooky empty motel out on Route 9,
complete with Vacancy sign- no reservations needed *since demolished
Further South, set back
from Route 9 on the left, you can find:
Ocean
Veterinary: this neglected & somber veterinary clinic quietly falls into
decay
If you keep goin' South
on 9, just past the railroad tracks on the left you'll see:
Sunset
Cabin: this huge, rambling, old log cabin restaurant now stands quiet and
deserted
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