The Red Apple Rest Stop & Restaurant
The Red Apple Rest Stop and Restaurant opened its doors in 1931 and was located between the Catskills and New York City. The great location meant there was a throng of travelers waltzing in and out of the establishment. The business ran all day and every season and could serve up to 20,000 customers a day on their most active days. Isn’t that mind-blowing? They would need to have hundreds of staff to handle that many people!
In 1960, the New York Thruway was completed, which caused a complete diversion of traffic, resulting in a loss of over half of its customers, causing the business to dip. It didn’t shut down until 2006 when it was closed and completely abandoned. It is a shame that a restaurant so famous had to be left to “die.”