Landmarks in the Near West

Myth and History around us

North East Pennsylvania (NEPA), which we like to call the Near West, has a lot of history and remarkable memorabilia to fall in love with.

MOVIES and SHOWS

We are very close to Scranton, and if you are a fan of The Office you will find plenty of interesting landmarks to check out. You can check this post for more information.

The Virtuoso movie has some scenes shot at Doc’s at the Rocks, a few minutes from Tall Hill Lake House.

Blue Valentine was filmed in Honesdale, PA.

Playing for Keeps has scenes filmed in Scranton, Honesdale, Hawley.

Wet Hot American Summer, even if fictionally set in Maine, was filmed at Camp Towanda in Honesdale, PA.


SONGS

When ’tis the Season, we cheer the soundtrack of the Holidays, and one of the most famous songs, “Winter Wonderland“, has its origin very close to Tall Hill Lake House, at the Central Park in Honesdale, PA. Richard Bernhard Smith, a native of Honesdale, wrote the lyrics to the song in 1934 after seeing the Park covered in snow. So, when you visit our area during the Christmas season, you will have extra pleasure singing the carol while taking a walk where it was actually inspired.


HISTORICAL EVENTS

In less than one hour you can be at the site of the original 1969 Woodstock concert, in Bethel Woods. It is definitely worth a visit if you haven’t been there before. They have the Monument where the concert was held, still great concerts especially in the Summer, in the new pavilion on the same hill, and a phenomenal Museum about the 1969 concert. Read more here.


LANDMARKS

Route 6, mentioned in Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, passes just north of us, coming from Milford through Hawley, Honesdale and Carbondale. If you remember the book, Kerouac infamously started his trip going north on the Hudson Valley, ending up stuck at Bear Mountain before he decides to go back south and take a bus.

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