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| Lake Wallenpaupack |
We had looked forward to visiting Hawley. Gene had read about the Ritz Theater which was supposed to be a 1933 art deco style movie house. It turned out to have little, if any, art deco features and stopped showing movies 36 years ago. Today it is a playhouse. Very disappointing. The other thing we were interested in was the Hawley Diner. We went on Sunday, and on Sunday’s, not only do they close early at 1:00 PM (just a few minutes after we arrived), but they also have a very limited menu. On Sunday, you cannot get soup, you cannot get French fries, you cannot get a salad or apparently even a piece of lettuce because my hamburger was delivered on a dry bun without benefit of any vegetable matter. Our waitress seemed to be a bit long on work and short on patience so I declined asking for anything. I will have to say, however, that my hamburger was very good. Gene stuck to the established Sunday menu and ordered an omelet. He was somewhat disappointed in the degree to which it had been cooked.
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| Hawley Diner |
The diner was a 1953 Mountain View, constructed in Signac, New Jersey. The inside was chrome, pink and gray, with red swivel counter stools, but it has not been well cared for. It seemed sad and I was sad to see this gem going downhill.
This is a tiny hamlet, so there really wasn’t much of Hawley to see—only about 2 blocks along Route 6. The building most interesting to us was the old First National Bank Building which had been restored and is now a culinary school and restaurant going by the name of Torte Knox.
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| First National Bank, now Torte Knox |
I can’t be very enthusiastic about Hawley. It looked weary and run down. Perhaps they don’t like the Route 6 tourists.
Next stop--Honesdale
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