Old T/A Truckstops

Have been to the ROCHESTER / HENRIETTA TA quite a few times as well as the TRAVEL PORTS and Roadway plazas in NY state , not always the best memories

 

I sure remember the one on Route 17 in Mahwah....I used to pull out of Valley Cottage, NY and 17 was basically the only route back then to hook you up to the tpke, I80, I78, etc.....It was quite small, not a lot of parking, dirt lot, etc.....We used to call it "little Montreal", due to the Quebec guys holing up there....Never spent a lot of time there, kind of a greasy spoon as I recall.....There was a nice diner down on Rte 22 though....The old Ford plant was there in Mahwah then too, with a lot of NuCar Carrier guys in & out.....When they built the 287 connector, it was history....Haven't been through there in a long time....

 

Pre-T/A...76 Truck stops, were not so good. Several locations while taking a shower their hot water boilers never gave out enuf hot water. annoyed by thinking about the good ol times.

 

how about the old diner at exit 12 on 78 at clinton nj ....food still great but building mite fall down any day lol.....or the capri moter lodge on rt 46 in little ferry nj , i still stay there when i need a break ...the ta at paulsboro still a decent place that offers good food , peace and quite , decent showers and a nice bar if ya dont mind goin for a walk .

 

You mean when the name was Truckstops of America, not TravelCenters of America.
The built 5 of them on I-80 in PA as those sections of highway opened up, about 1970. They were palaces at the time, and except for Clearfield which is now a Sapp Bros all operating. Some of the Sohio locations they took over weren't so hot.

 

I remember when the ta in Las Cruces still had that old sign up.

My dad and I ate there at the old restaurant a few times in the old building.