New York & the Mid-Atlantic Trips 2 - Full PDF eBook

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Lewes

Washington

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Abington

Glassboro

Doylestown

Hammonton

Levittown

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Williamstown

Philadelphia

Warminster

Willingboro

Camden

Millville

Trenton

Wildwoods

Cape

May

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1 Asbury Park

Let’s start with the town

that Bruce Springsteen,

the most famous of

a group of musicians

who developed the

Asbury Sound in the

1970s, immortalized in

song. Several of these

musicians – such as Steve

Van Zandt, Garry Tallent,

Danny Federici and

Clarence Clemmons –

formed Springsteen’s

supporting E Street Band.

The main venues to check

out are the still-grungy,

seen-it-all club the Stone

Pony (%732-502-0600; 913

Ocean Ave) and Wonder

Bar (1213 Ocean Ave);

the latter is across the

street from the majestic

red-brick Paramount

Theatre/Convention Hall

where big acts perform

(although the future

of this landmark was

uncertain at the time of

research).

Led by wealthy gay

men from NYC who

snapped up blocks of

forgotten Victorian

homes and storefronts to

refurbish, the downtown

area (probably the

hippest on the shore)

8 The Jersey Shore

The.New.Jersey.coastline.is.studded.with.resort.towns.

from.classy.to.tacky.that.fulfill.the.Platonic.ideal.of.

how.a.long.summer.day.should.be.spent..Super-sized.

raucous.boardwalks.–.where.singles.more.than.

mingle.–.are.a.short.drive.from.old-fashioned.inter-

generational.family.retreats..When.the.temperature.

rises,.the.entire.state.tips.eastward.and.rushes.to.the.

beach.to.create.memories.that.they’ll.view.later.with.

nostalgia.or.perhaps.some.regret..

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