#raritan

[lil-tachyon]

Box of Ripples (Raritan River Water)

[firehoes118]

Y'all! You should go read The Silver Eye by Laura Hollingsworth! She's an amazing artist, and the storyline is just *chef's kiss*

She works really hard on the comic and even has some extra things too, like a patreon account with bonus content, giveaways, a yearly calendar, an Etsy site, spotify playlists for the characters, and currently there's a secret santa even going on and it seems to be really fun. I'm planning on joining it next year :3

www.thesilvereye.com

[thatssocheezy]

Frank's Gourmet Pizza - Raritan Mall on Orlando Drive in Raritan, NJ

Yes, yet another Frank’s Pizza. The fact that Gourmet is in the name made me assume even worse than normal from the start, but shockingly it wasn’t horrible at all! While the slices looked skeptical, they were actually surprisingly good. The chicken honey mustard had the perfect amount of honey mustard and it was nice and creamy. The chicken would’ve been good too, except it wasn’t heated all the way through. Besides that, the crust was also doughy and dry. Still, more pros than cons.

The white was also pretty good. It wasn’t overly heavy and had a good blend of cheese, but once again the temperature was the main problem. It was warm, but not hot. Disappointing. At $5.86 for two pretty decent specialty slices it’s hard to say to not stop in at least once....except for the fact that apparently they are permanently closed. While I’m sure there are plenty of other Frank’s in the pizza sauce sea, this one was better than most. Too bad.

[deadmotelsusa]

The Gateway Motor Inn (later transitioned to the Gateway Motel and Gateway Inn) was demolished in 2017 to make way for a QuickChek. Originally part of the Ivory Tower Motel chain. Located in Raritan, New Jersey. 

[arianna-paulina]

10/1: Catch you later, Raritan.

A short story about the past 2 months of my life:

On August 14th, I packed two suitcases and said goodbye to Ohio and decided to move somewhere, yet again, to start a new chapter in my life. One of my best college friends (Devin) and I decided it was time for us to leave our homes and search for the next big thing. Where did that lead us? Raritan, New Jersey, underneath a funeral home (Bongiovi Funeral Home to be exact). I was freaked out to say the least, but I needed to get closer to the goal: New York City.

Her cousin, Anna, owned this funeral home in Raritan and welcomed us into her home. She was willing to let us stay in the apartment in the basement for as long as necessary. I took that chance and ran with it. It was a last minute decision, but it was the best I could do for now. 

I was welcomed into her family. I was welcomed into the community. I met so many wonderful, friendly people that wanted nothing more than to help me with this difficult transition. 

I lived in Raritan for 2 months. It was a great 2 months. It was an eye-opening 2 months. It’s a whole 2 months I will never forget. It’s time to say goodbye to being a Jersey girl and to embrace becoming a city girl once again.

So you’re probably wondering, was it scary living under a funeral home? To be honest, not at all. I suggest you try it someday. It builds character. 

[murdercycles]

NYPD Boat and USCG Raritan in New York City, July, 1978

Photo by Dean Waite via eviction dumpster.

[thatssocheezy]

DeLucia’s Brick Oven Pizza - 1st Ave in Raritan, NJ

Recently, while at a different pizzeria, I stumbled upon this article  from almost a decade back and realized the place ranked as having the best plain slice was a mere 10 minute drive from my job. Talk about destiny. As a brick oven pizzeria, DeLucia’s only did pies, so I got a small one in hopes I could polish the whole thing off on my own. After what felt like a half hour of waiting, my burning hot pie came out. While I was extremely excited to sample a slice, I was incredibly underwhelmed. All I could really taste was the hard, crackery crust. The cheese and sauce were a thin, mushy mess that tasted like nothing and just burned the roof of my mouth. The pepperoni side was a little better because it actually had some flavor, but it still wasn’t impressive. Needless to say, I will not be returning to DeLucia’s again. Spending $9.25 on an extremely mediocre personal pizza does not sound like my idea of a good time. Don’t believe the hype, The Star-Ledger does NOT know what they are talking about.

[xcalable24]

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