Posted September 11, 201212 yr My road trip plans have changed and Im thinking of more of an Appalachian Northeast type of tour. So far the only sure thing is an overnight in the Corning/Elmira area (and maybe a short jump to see one of the Finger Lakes...probably a detour t Hammondsport if not Ithaca) and a stop to see the famoous Chataqua Ive seen some great pix here at Urban Ohio on Johnstown (I think Rob posted them, or perhaps other posters, too?), so sort of have a good feel that this would be a great mountain/rustbelt place....but how about these others: Williasmport? Altoona? ...and maybe Binghampton? You all know what Im looking for: old blue collar neighborhoods, local diners and lunch counters, ethnic neighborhoods with big old churches, maybe old factories lying about...in short places with a lot of grit and character. Seems Johnstown has all this but what about the others? Would any of the above be good stopovers?
September 11, 201212 yr Binghampton is less Appalachian than the others but still interesting. Altoona certainly and I'm not that familiar with Williamsport. But if I'm going to that central Appalachian PA region, I'd go to Hollidaysburg and Bellefonte. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 11, 201212 yr I'll take Port Jervis, NY. It's where the Appalachian Mountains meets Greater New York City. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 11, 201212 yr ^ hah..yes Ive been thru Port Jervis before! Stunning scenery in that part of the world..... I was thinking of a detour to Oil City since the place featured in a documentary film I saw last year or the year before.....
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