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Originally Posted by Hamlet53

There will only be one Howard Johnson restaurant remaining in the US when this establishment in Bangor, Maine closes on September 6.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...0e9_story.html



End of an era and a chain I recall well from my childhood.
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They must be talking about corporately-owned "HoJos" -- we still have a few operating here in NJ.


Another colorful phrase lost from the vernacular -- "The last time I saw a house that big it had an orange roof!"


EDIT: Aah! Looks like they're talking about the combined "Inn and Restaurant" locations. The ones we have are basic hotel/motel establishments. I should have read more carefully!