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HOWARD JOHNSON’S - THE PASSING OF A ROADSIDE EMPIRE

Friday, March 27th, 2009

In the late 1970’s, there were more than 1000 Howard Johnson’s restaurants located coast to coast. As of January, 2009, only 3 remain.

Several years ago, I took a trip to see the penultimate HoJo’s restaurant in Florida, arriving as they were literally tearing up the floorboards. Along the way, memories took me back to HoJo restaurants from my youth, including the one in … Continue reading »

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