Hole in the wall

I don’t know why I am reviewing this but it’s fun to go fast through this ‘tunnel’

Good Grief-it’s still around! I drove thru this tunnel with my 3 little kids on the way to a new dr.‘s office back in the early 70’s. There were no lights and it was pitch black in there. Scariest ride of our lives. After dr. office visit, we had to navigate back thru. High beams-​low beams-​no difference. You couldn’t see anything but blackness but you had to keep on going forward into the unknown because backing out was not an option. I changed doctors shortly thereafter

I just typed in South Amboy to see how my old neighborhood is doing. I couldn’t believe my favorite «landmark» was listed. Every review of the hole in the wall here is perfectly accurate, some funnier than others. To locals its just a regular old tunnel that you make it through just fine if you gun the hell out of the car and keep your eyes open. Out of towners are always more leery. This made it fun the day my then to be hubbie met my parents. I purposely took him through in his Ford F 350 and giggled at his nervousness. After 15 years he had grown used to it and sometimes enters with a «yeehaa» for good measure.

I’ll never forgot that fateful day when we were still relatively new to the area and looking around for new places that were close to discover. I was driving back towards home when I passed a traffic light and saw something that I hadn’t quite seen before. My first reaction was «What the f*** was that?», me and my girl were baffled and intrigued by this hole in the wall weirdness. «What is that?» one of us said, and with that my curiosity level moved into the red… there was no turning back.
I went towards it and saw it was a VERY narrow and creepy dark tunnel. As I crept closer to it I saw a car drive out the other side and decided to give it a try myself. I mean… IT’S A FRIGGIN’ TUNNEL and I wanted to go through it! So there I was inching closer and closer and just about to drive through when my chick said «Uh…what are we doing? This is kind of scary.» I paused, turned to her and said «Is it scary, or sexy? Either way I’m going through this mutha and you’re coming with me!» Amy looked at me and said «Okayyyyye» As we made our way though I started having thoughts that perhaps the real other side of this «hole» was going to take us into a vortex or perhaps another universe… would we be in Bizarro world? Kypton? Or worse yet Camden? Nope, it was just a small part of South Amboy named Mechanicsville. This hole in the wall while creepy and having an ominous feel about it really was just nothing more than a narrow old tunnel and I lived to tell this tale. I imagine this was used back in horse and buggy days to get to the old general store, or old man Terwilligers pop stand for some sasperilla for a nickle or that place olé Gertie and Gladys would go to pick up randy sailors or something.
I just want to note, this is no eatery… there is no bar or grill, no patrons or hot chicks hanging out. It does not take credit cards unless you want to throw your card into the tunnel for kicks or something. No, this is just your normal everyday run of the mill creepy tunnel.

The «Hole in the Wall» separates South Amboy from a subsection of itself called Mechanicsville. Back in the day, more than 20 freight trains a day would ride over the 6 sets of trains that are on top of the Hole in the Wall. However, the tracks are rarely used anymore and it has become a hang out for local kids to get themselves with some underage drinking, smoking and such, generally after dark.
Recently the city and the county have been working together to clean up the Hole in the Wall removing most of the graffiti and replacing the lights. However, the Hole in the Wall still remains an extremely narrow tunnel with only an inch or two on either side of your car as you drive through. (Just imagine what it was like when it was only one side and both directions of traffic used it circa 1930s-​1940s). The trick to it is looking at the marks on the ground, there are treads from years of wear that show you where to line up your tires. But be warned locals judge based on how fast you can get through the Hole in the Wall.

Wicked cool before they added lights; still cool now, just not as freaky. A definite landmark as all the locals (to Middlesex County) know where to find it.

You have not been to South Amboy until you have navigated the ‘Hole in the Wall’