Long Forgotten Route 9 Restaurants Appear on Old Dining Guide
This 30-year-old guide to local restaurants and attractions on Route 9 is a peek into Hudson Valley history.
While cleaning out some old boxes from the basement I stumbled upon an old map that was part of my freshman welcome kit at Marist College. The guide was given to incoming students to familiarize themselves with local restaurants, attractions and movie theaters.
Sadly, the majority of the restaurants on the map are long gone, but their memory lives on.
A. Boris
The map starts north at Vanderbilt Mansion. Looking at the restaurants listed through Hyde Park, only the McDonald s and Coppola s Restaurant still survive. The Pizza Hut was located in a building next to the Hyde Park Florist that was most recently occupied by Pete s Famous. Further south was the Lighthouse Diner. I have fond memories of the dark, cozy dining room and their delicious mozzarella sticks. Now long gone, the restaurant was completely remo