Recently, my husband brought home two new books about local history.  “Stop At The Red Apple-The Restaurant on Route 17” is written by Elaine Freed Lindenblatt. Her father owned and operated the iconic restaurant known as “The Red Apple Rest.”  From the 1930s through the 1980s, this eatery located on Route 17 was a stopping point for many out for a Sunday drive or heading to the Catskill Mountains.  I remember going there in the 1960s, and thinking that it was a unique kind of place.

Lindenblatt’s book is filled with the history of her family, the restaurant and warm anecdotes of more than fifty years.  It is a very entertaining story that will especially resonate with anyone who remembers The Red Apple Rest.

“Nyack Sketch Log An Artist and Writer Explores the History of a Hudson River Village” is written by Bill Batson.  He is a life-long resident of Nyack.  His book is filled with black and white sketches of places throughout the county, but mostly Nyack.  Each sketch is accompanied by a short essay.  Mount Moor Cemetery, Hooper House, the Elmwood Playhouse are some of the many places he writes about sharing stories and a history of these places.  An easy book to pick up and read and learn about places we walk or drive by so often.

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