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The Motorist's Playground This post examines early 1920s roadhouse culture in the Croton area. Advertisements from the June 12, 1921 New-York Tribune featured three Croton "road houses" in a promotion marketing "Westchester County, the Motorist's Playground, 900 Miles of Good Roads." A 1917 Variety article discussed E.H. Sommers' roadhouse ventures, including his operation of Tumble Inn near Pee…
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