Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-24
OF INTEREST
TO AUTO|STS
Place for Refreshment After
Long Journey.

AT JnlS season OF t1e year, owing
TO the infrequency of open road
houses and hotels along the various
motor highways, the motorist quite
frequently finds himself a long dis
lance from towns where dining ac-
Gommodations are available. Often
he is confronted with barred doors
after a run of perhaps forty or fifty
miles to an inn for refreshments.
With a view to eliminating, as far
as possible, the Inconvenience caused
by the scarcity Of restaurants en-
route, the Touring Department of
The Automobile Club of America has
compiled a list of towns within a ra-
dius of about fifty miles of New
York city, where open hotels or res
taurants are to be found at this time.
OF course, by the first of May the
hotel question will be disposed OF,
practically all hotels and road houses
In the vicinity of New York being
open by hat date. However, it is to
reduce the hotel inconvenience to a
minimum between now and May 1st,
that the following information is
given:
Along the Hudson River between
New York city and Peekskill, motor
lists need feel no apprehension as re-
CARDS the hotel question, good hotels
and road houses being situated in a
number of towns alont this route.
Starting from New York city the first
town where accommodations are avil-
able is Yonkers, Here the motorist
has the choice of two inns. The
next town along this route whore a
refreshment stop may be made is
Hastings. Next in order Os-
shining and then Peeksktll. The roads
between New York and Peekskill are
in good condition and a pleasant trip
may be enjoyed along this route.
On the r"ute between New York
city and Stamford, open ~hostelries
will be found at Westchester. Pei
ham, New Rochelle, Larchmont, Ma
maroneck, Port Chester, and SIAM
ford. Throughout Westchester coun-
ty hotels and restaurants will be
found in abundance. In addition to
those resorts mentioned above along
the routes between New York and
Peekskill and New York and SIAM
ford, meals or refreshments of any
kind are o~btainable at Bronxville,
Hartsdsle, Mt. Kisco, Scarsdale and
White Plains.
When travelling up along the west
bank OF the Hudson River the motor
1st will find accommodations avail
able at E~nglewood, N. j., Grand
View, N. Y, and Nyack. N. Y. An
interesting trip may be enjoyed by
1~ourneying up the east bank of the
Hudson River through Westchester
county to Tarrytown, then across the
river to Nyack by ferry (now running
on regular summer schedule) and
down the left bank through Grand
View, Pfermont, Sparkhill, Closter
and Englewood to the ferry at Edge
water, then across the river to New
York. Open hostelries are located
at convenient intervals along this
route on both sides Of the river.
Roads are In good condition for this
season of the year.
Long Island, with its numerous ex-
cellent roads, claims a large share Of
the automobile traffic emanating from
New York city. The various routes
supplied with 'all-year-round' hotels.
On the route between New York city
and Port JEFFERSON hotels are located
within convenient running distance
of any section along the entire route.
On this route refreshment or meal
stops may be made at Douglastown,
Great Neck, Cold Spring Harbor,
Centerport. Smithtown and Port JEFF
ferson.
Along the rout between New York
city and Patchogue open establish.
ments will be found at the following
towns: Lynbrook. Freeport, Merrick,
Babylon, Amityvill, Bay Shore, Say
Vile and Patchogue. Other towns on
Long Island where accommodations
may be had are: Garden City. Long
Beach, Hampstead. Oyster Bay and
Central Park.
Should the motorists travels take
him through New Jersey, little diff
fculty should be experienced in To-
eating open restaurants at conven-
lent distances. In the following New
Jersey towns r accommodations
available to the motorist: Engle-
wood, Teaneck. Newark, Montclair,
Perth Amboy, Livingston, Plainfeld.
Matawan. Denville, IIorristown, New
Brunswick, Nedham, Bernardsville.
Somerville, Greenwood Lake and
Princeton. With accommodations to
be found at all these towns In New
Jersey, the motorist should be able
to arrange many afternoon or day
trips through this section with the
assurance Of hotel accommodations
enroute.
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