Flying J in Breezewood, PA is closed

And before all this, in the old days, it was the Union 76. The other big truckstop in Breezeewood, was Snyders Gateway,now the TA.

 

Historically Breezewood existed to serve the military movements of the day, the highway itself was built to expedite military movements west should we be invaded. It was I think back in the 1920 era when it was recognize that it will take months to convoy anything west.

Later they thrived on the traveler and trucker. I considered that town very important to my work because I did a awful lot of bedford, altoona, fishertown several winters. And for me they have been tops with old school phone in orders as needed coming and going.

I don't know what they will be years from now but someone needs to maintain facilities for truckers up there.

 

Yeah,The Gateway restaurant closed now- (2 years now)...Now that Flying J is Closed (All American)

Cant even get a Homw cooked meal in Breezewood Anymore...Bob Evans If you wanna walk.

Pretty Sad- The locals were Pissed when they closed the gateway restaurant- It was actually pretty good.

Pretty sad what they are doing to us-

 

So thats it then? Whats the alternative to Breezewood? Im thinking Hancock Maryland there might still be a little stop still there. Or Bructon Mills in WVa.

 

It's all about Arbys, McDonald's, Chester chicken, and Subway now days

If that was a independently owned J I'm surprised corporate wouldn't buy the building level it and build a new truckstop?

 

No Thank You- Will Not do fast Food- But youre eight- The name of the game is Hurry up and go- Drive stressed and Rush Rush Rush.... Makes me Sick really

 

I refuse to do fast food unless I am badly positioned when moving into the night. If I ordered the old Montana meal from McDees the fuel is good for a hour and then what?

I much rather sit for a hour and have a staff cook a proper meal from salad to coffee all the way through. If they do a good job in particular there are days I dont require breakfast in the morning.

I have been spoiled by the old time fast trucks in philly, aka roach coachers who know how to do their cheese steaks. If you bought a handful, they wrap and toss some more, you might be away a while but you aint leaving hungry.

If you were that hungry, it's your fault really, may you be in heaven 30 minutes bfore that old devil knows you are dead. lolz. /sarc

 

Care to expand on this with some sources?

As far as I'm aware Breezewood has no military connection and it really only exists because of the interchange.

Also, at no point until the 1950's was there any plan to do major troop movements by anything but rail. Truck trips for short distances or training movements, yes. Movement between bases was done by rail (or base to rail head to rail head to base).

 

"Sources".......HAHAHA!

Good luck with that.......

 

I know, and I mostly ignore his Grandpa Simpson ramblings, but sometimes it's hard to not call him out.