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Dead_Is_Better OP t1_j9rliz6 wrote

Reply to comment by haironf1re in Can you tell me where this is? (Hint: it's in Central Jersey) by Dead_Is_Better

It's a beautiful place indeed. I'm old enough to have spent time there before it became a park and you could still drive all the way out to the bay.

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Robotoxin t1_j9u3oo4 wrote

That's my 'hood. I grew up in those woods. Excellent place.

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Dead_Is_Better OP t1_j9ueuba wrote

So your from the BellCrest neighborhood I assume. I'm from the other side of Fischer Blvd aka the cool side lol.

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Robotoxin t1_j9umzz6 wrote

Yeah, you're definitely from a nicer section. Home is home, though

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Dead_Is_Better OP t1_j9uyhef wrote

There's really not much of a difference. My friends and I used to hang out in Bellcrest quite a bit in the late 70's and early 80's and knew quite a lot of folks from that neighborhood.

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Robotoxin t1_j9v4mll wrote

It's a shame Bellcrest Plaza is the way it is now. It used to have some good stuff in it - Arcade, pool hall, pet store, pizzaria, etc. Still has potential, but I doubt anything good comes of it

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Dead_Is_Better OP t1_j9vbt70 wrote

That arcade had Pengo, which I loved, and some kick-ass Pinball machines. I miss the old Lane Drugs and McCrory's that used to be there way back when and the Foodtown is gone now as well. I was the Courier for Foodtown at the time when they closed down. It was a great job and I miss it. Now there's a chicken joint, a restaurant called Tardi's which is pretty good, there's a DQ and a gym, and the Burger King is now a Joe's Bagels. Driftwood Deli is still across the street though and still very good. I recommend the number 22.

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