Howard Johnson Restaurants and Motor Lodges - Looking Back Over the Landscape of Americana
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My first job was as a dishwasher and later a cook at the one in Palatine IL. Ho Jo's was always a go to place for those family car trips. Not to mention the rare times our parents could afford to take all us kids out for dinner.
I grew up in S. Florida in the 50's and our Family of five were able to afford a Restaurant treat several times a year. We always went to Howard Johnsons. I loved that place. My favorite was always the Tommy Tucker Platter. I am so sad to see it go, it was a wonderful place for a Family Dinner. Me and my 2 brothers always looked forward to going. To me back then it was the very definition of Quality and prices that my Dad could afford. Even the architecture of the building with the orange roof was comforting.
Stopped at many HoJo’s along the Pennsylvania Turnpike while traveling…..happy memories!
Every Friday night my family and I would go to the Howard Johnsons in Frederick Maryland for dinner I usually got the clams with fries and Cole slaw and a sundae for dessert. The Howard Johnsons in Frederick became a Bobs Big Boy. I was a server for Bobs Big Boy I worked in both Bobs locations in Frederick the old Howard Johnson’s and the other big boy location in Frederick both Bobs Big Boy locations closed in Frederick and the old HoJo building was torn down
Hojo is dead and forgotten.
Hojo's wow nothing beats a Hojo dog yes my wife still makes them they are delicious ! or the tuna melt sandwich yes i can make those but Hojo's was a awesome restaurant . the hotels were nice too we stayed at one in particular in Florida on the beach that still had the restaurant out front of course this was many years ago .
sad and interesting everytime a good thing is sold off to another corporation it fails , it seems like the buyer want's it to fail .
Howard Johnson's were once as profligate as Starbucks. Now, they're just a distant memory.
We had one here in Roseland I work as a contractor for them repairing their pool sadly it's gone it was a very nice place
Watching these videos from my childhood back in the early 70’s my family stayed at many many Howard Johnson and Holiday Inn. Thank you for this video!
14,000 cones in one day would be about a cone every 6 seconds for 24 hours straight.
😂yup 👍
Mmm fried clams... all you could eat. I think I ate 'em all as a growing boy. Milwaukee WI, early '70's.
Good times, thanks for the video.
@scofab I loved their clams also. Every Friday my family and I would go to the Howard Johnsons in Frederick Maryland and I usually got the clams with French fries and Cole slaw with a sundae for dessert
I remember that Savannah GA location very well as a kid..I used to marvel at the neon sign.. but because we lived here, we had no reason to to stay over..but I remember it oh so well..
Here's to the sunny slope's of long ago 🥃'clink'🥃
I remember the franchise in my native MD & The TV Commercials..."If it's not your mother, It must be Howard Johnson". This was in the late 70's & early 80's. I even ate there with my parents & our church people at that time.
😭To see it slowly go...A worthy product of it's time & can never be replaced.
Sucks I was born in 1998 in a fast-paced lifestyle where no one wants to eat at a restaurant anymore and they'd rather go for greasy gross fast food
Howard Johnson's had hands down the best pistachio ice cream. I have never since found any as good! 😢
I remember the fried clams, the best in the world !! You can't find any good fried clams anymore.
Howard Johnson motel employees keep coming in to my room when I leave out. They are placing bugs in my room and messing with the toilet. They believe these psychological tactics will place fear in my heart. All this is doing is increasing my rage. 🔥
I used to love the HoJo's Daily Double...the 2 hot dogs on those toasted buns with fries. Then a dish of vanilla ice cream with the little cookie on top.
I always stop at the Howard Johnsons Hotel in Ocala Florida,, nice place
Xo
Loved it nice place.
We had one in Willoughby, Ohio. It was on SOM Center road just off of I-90. I remember those fried clams well.