There has been some speculation as to why this odd division is in place. Chester is drawn and quartered right through the middle by its two main roads, known as Route 24 and Route 206. It is a typical New Jersey custom to name local roads after numbers, in memory of the fact that New Jersey was the first state on the East Coast to legalize gambling, as well as to make directions easier to give. Chester is something of a local marketplace for the surrounding towns. While malls are the primary locations of commerce in New Jersey, Chester has remarkably been able to maintain a strong business in small stores and specialty shops.
Many people weekend in Chester, looking through the shops and purchasing antiques and trinkets.
Chester also has the only movie theater in the surrounding 10 mile area. This makes it something of a hangout for local youths. These interesting specimens of New Jersey can be seen on their typical mode of transportation, the skateboard, engaging in various feats of devilry in the parking lot. Anthropologists have long wondered about the causes and effects of this behavior, and indeed, the population of youths themselves, but as yet the question remains unanswered. As for bars and parties in Chester, you are going to have something of a difficult time finding good ones.