HAHA! I am from there too and don’t miss it at all. I had to laugh because I also refer to it as the “armpit of America”.
The worst part for me is the stretch from The Parkway Exit(Hess refineries begin) right on through to the Meadowlands(polluted swamp). It always smells like you are driving through the world’s largest kitty-litter box.
Just try closing the windows and shutting the vents...lol....there is no escape!
I haven’t been thru that stretch in ages, but once you have-you NEVER forget it!
Thanx for the memories-I think!
“;^)
SZQ