The motel I stayed at in Vandalia IL was a Howard Johnson, so I was told. This is an original magazine ad from 1967. Typically I would also get several dollars from each of the waitresses from their tips; this money was in good old untraceable and untaxed cash. But it wasn’t long after…just a couple of years IIRC, that you started to see Howard Johnson’s refer to themselves as HoJo’s in their advertising. 19 in 1983. All Rights Reserved. But then McDonald’s recognized the slang and began to incorporate it into their marketing…”Mickey D’s Sweet Tea,” anyone? - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in new window or tabHOWARD JOHNSON'S DINNER ADVERTISING POSTER ~ EARLY 1980's VINTAGEThis amount includes applicable customs duties, taxes, brokerage and other fees. Fried clams for me, every time. I could never quite figure out if it was derelict or still a going concern. Uber eats is always looking for people and I see sad, dejected guys pedaling through the rain with food containers on their backs. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. OFF ON Full screen view. Young people now don’t so much.When I was 21, I can’t recall seeing an obese 21 year old. I’m not sure on the timing though, as an internet search turned up nothing.What stands out to me are the popular colors of cars a decade or so apart. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for HOWARD JOHNSON'S DINNER ADVERTISING POSTER ~ EARLY 1980's VINTAGE at the best online prices at eBay!
But those buildings with the four roof peaks in an “X” shape (not sure if there is an actual architectural term for that) lived on for another 30 years at least in this area, either being converted to IHOP or other independent breakfast houses/late night diners.As a avid child reader of Mad, I can remember HJs being lampooned there. I have also read that there was one at Wellington Circle in Medford, where the CVS is now.Until a few years ago there was what appeared to be a Howard Johnson alongside I-81 in northern Virginia.
And then…nothing except some artifacts on eBay.Maybe the movie Demolition Man was right–Taco Bell will win the Franchise Wars.All of the moderately-priced chain restaurants (Friday’s, Outback, Denny’s, etc.)
The trip was too short to justify stopping for a meal, but on the way home we would always stop at the HoJo just before the Valley Forge exit to get ice cream. are closing stores). This amount is subject to change until you make payment.
In that line of red cars, I am more astounded by the condition of the six+ year old Valient. You’re right, it was a franchised greasy spoon, nothing to get excited over. Different times.Ho-Jos did have hot dogs on the adult menu, always served in the New England style square-cut flat top roll.The fourth photo was taken in Albany NY on Western Avenue (US 20).
I have never been to a Howard Johnsons but growing up in the 1980’s i thought the restaurant was owned by Mets baseball player Howard Johnson.In the 6th photo from the bottom – looks like a ’64 Chevrolet Chevelle 2-door wagon, a car that wasn’t very common even when it was new, and is pretty rare today.By the time I was around in the late seventies-early eighties, HJ was already a dying brand. Used: One notable feature from long ago: no fence around the pool. This amount is subject to change until you make payment. I am not sure when it went away, but it was certainly gone by 1980.It is incredible how what may have been the first (and what was certainly the most successful) nationwide dining chain fell apart.As for the cars, the 64 Cutlass jumped out at me (second picture, third in the line of red cars), it was just like the red one on our owner’s manual. Kid’s menu with smaller portions of … I doubt if we missed much.Frankly, none of the chain outfits are much to get excited about. If I’m going to enjoy ‘greasy spoon’ it has to be genuine ‘greasy spoon’, not some corporate idea of it.When I was doing Mark IV consulting work at the Bell Labs “tower” in the mid-1970s I was a work week regular for almost 2 years at the Piscataway NJ Howard Johnson’s on Stelton Road.Wednesday was pasta night and they had a live band in the lounge!OK, laugh all you want, I thought it was quite nice.If you are referring to the late author, scholar and reform rabbi Wolf Gunther Plaut, (November 1, 1912 – February 8, 2012), probably not. The PayPal Credit account is issued by Synchrony Bank. I don’t understand the fascination with that or the fascination with Krispy Kreme, either.Also, when we lived in Atlanta, Waffle Houses (the Awful Waffle) were everywhere. I say “probably” because my family history is vague, and was kind of truncated after my father eloped to the Glen Isle Casino with a blonde, blue eyed, French and Catholic fashion model he met in NYC and was, as a result, subsequently ejected from the family fold.
Dad had to get wherever he was going as fast as possible. X20-Ck79 1 in 1982, and "Let This Dream Be Real," which reached No.