Turning Back the Clock

Rest stops are being renovated or replaced everywhere I go. Maryland House on the southern stretch of New Jersey Turnpike, the old McDonalds-centric stops along 95 outside of New Haven, and the little brick bungalows along the Merritt Parkway in southwestern Connecticut (above). They are gradually moving the pumps away from the front of the building and further into the rest stop (a very good idea) and giving the houses a facelift. In the process, they are replacing the old clocks, like this one:

BTW, we stopped at around 11 A.M.