“Back then many of the hotels were named for a person or the place where they came from. The Hockenjos were from Paterson so they named it the Paterson House.”
“[While establishments such as Northwood attracted celebrity-status figures, the Bellevue and Paterson Houses fell on the less expensive end of the spectrum.] Lake Hopatcong was the place to be back then, ... It was a place to get meals and a room by the day or the week.”
“[A slight nautical theme rounds out the experience with some port hole windows and a light tower. Then there's the large balcony overlooking the lake.] It looks nothing like the old building, but you can't save some of the buildings, ... ...You can't preserve history entirely. It's impossible.”