I’m writing a story set in the fictional New Jersey town of Blaire in the county of Monmouth, it is a small waterfront town which deals mainly in summertime tourism and fishing. It is considered a small town yet has an Elementary, Middle and High School, Hospital and it’s own permanent fairground. There is a waterfront promenade with cafe’s, stores and hotels where most of the younger people in town get their jobs. Behind that is a small shopping district and a large suburban area, the story is set in 1970 and I need names for the various places.
1. A Crab Restaurant, family oriented place with a big plastic crab on the face of the building.
2. A cheap gas station with a 50’s style diner inside one of those metallic buildings with the booths and the bar.
3. A pleasant looking waterfront hotel with shuttered windows and potted plants, all the rooms have peppermints on the pillows of the beds.
4. A rather greasy spoon fast food restaurant with a clown as it’s mascot, has a drive through and sells hamburgers, onion rings etc, menu very similar to Dairy Queen.
5. A sprawling country club with a spa, golf course, tennis courts and swimming pool.
6. A small funfair amongst the rocks besides the beach, away from the water. There is a small wooden roller coaster, ferris wheel, a tunnel of love, food and game stalls, a carousel, a crooked house, ghost train and a zipper ride.
7. A family owned pharmacy/drug store.
8. A seedy looking Pawn Shop.
9. A classy looking Coffee Shop with dark leather seats and black and white photography on the walls.
10. A tavern with an inn above, pool tables and a juke box, is known for attracting bikers.
11. The town hall where they hold meetings, have theatre plays and host talent shows and the local beauty pageant "Blaire Teen Princess".
12. A rather pleasant looking, but slightly run down cinema with 3 screen rooms and a big awning with the magnetic letters on a white board, usually shows matinee.
13. A big drive in cinema on the edge of town which shows horror and sci fi flicks, a popular haunt for teens.
14. A pizzaria with white, green and red tiled walls and a pinball machine up front, the owner is a friendly yet slightly unkempt Italian.
15. A little club with a open mic stage for karaoke, poetry and stand up comedy. Sells hard liqour and the menu mainly consists of seafood.
16. A hardware store, slightly big and has a large parking lot. The owner has a shotgun in his office and has a penchant for making sure teenagers stay out of trouble.
17. A small nightclub on the water front with a bright and zany interior and a dance floor, a mirror ball and a stage for up and coming bands. Owned by a woman called Pinky with pink hair.
Thanks so much for helping me out guys!
the place where they hold Town Hall meetings isn’t the town hall, if it was that I wouldn’t of bothered to list it. Something like the Howard Building or Thymes Theatre
No. 17 is ‘The Flamingo’
No. 16 is ‘Jack’s Home Saloon’
No. 12 is ‘Mainstreet Matinee’
No. 4 is ‘Pledger’s’
No.2 is ‘Cooper’s Gas’ and the diner is called ‘Audra’s’
No. 12 is ‘The Blue Moon Drive-In Cinema’