50 States: New Jersey (33)

June 9th, 2008 · No Comments

50 States: New Jersey

I first encountered New Jersey when I went to camp in Pennsylvania in junior high; people from New Jersey seemed to talk about being from New Jersey, and others made a point of describing them as being from New Jersey, more than anyone from any other state. Living in suburban Connecticut after college, I had occasion to head to New Jersey a few times, including a memorable night at the Continental Airlines Arena watching Bruce and the E Street Band during their 1999 reunion tour. When my family came for Christmas in Connecticut one year, we all headed back to the CAA to watch local (Anchorage) boy done good Scott Gomez playing for the New Jersey Devils there as well.

Aimee and I visited Hoboken during a trip to New York City a few years ago, and did a quick Sinatra history drive-by tour, where I took the photo above. We didn’t see much more than that, and I’d like to have explore the city’s Sinatra history and baseball history in greater depth, but those will both have to wait until the next time.

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