"Suburban NJ at its best (or worst-depends on day)" Cranford by feline01

Cranford Travel Guide: 2 reviews and 3 photos

Home Sweet Home (now someone else's) - Cranford

The sickly-sweet town I grew up in...

Above is the house I grew up in and lived from age 0 to age 17 when I left for college. Cranford was and is a typical suburban town. I'm not going to bore you with the history especially since I don't really know it but it's main purpose seems to provide upper-midde class families to rich families an opportunity for their children to attend good schools while the parents work at white-collar jobs in New York City and the surrounding environs. Unfortunately, my parents were one of the town's few lower-middle class to poorer families who bought in when it was still affordable. Downtown Cranford is a nice little place to visit with a great coffee shop, Cafe Rock and the Rahway River meanders through the town. I actually saw a bit of downtown Cranford in the movie, Far From Heaven with Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid. Not surprising, a rich town needs ways to bring in more money!

Of course, the Rahway River is a toxic waste dump but it looks pretty. You can even canoe or kayak it if you're daring. Just try not to stare too hard at that sh*t-brown water, gets a bit skeevy.

Cranford's greatest assets are its accessibility to New York City by car, bus or train and it's relatively low crime rate. And of course, me!

Pros and Cons

Pros:Cute town near NYC.
Cons:Boring!!

Intro Updated Sep 4, 2003
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John195123 Jun 12, 2002 at 5:52 PM

MMM Coffee!!!
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Michael_D Jun 9, 2002 at 2:19 AM

"and DONT touch the water"...*wink*