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| Postcard circa
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Florence,
Alabama -- 1241 Lee Jackson Hwy (Florence
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Seemingly
far off the beaten path, the Florence Howard Johnson's Restaurant
and Motor Lodge complex was operating by 1956, and was an early
ultra-modern standardized location featuring a Nims-type Gate Lodge
and Restaurant.
While
the Motor Lodge was purged in 1985, it was returned to the Howard
Johnson fold in 1992 as the Hojo Inn Of Florence but only lasted
until 1995. Subsequently the property endured considerable depravation
and was ultimately demolished by the early 2000s.
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| Postcard Postmarked
April, 1961: Kummerlowe |
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| Postcard circa
1970s: Kummerlowe |
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| Advertisement
for National Pool & Equipment Co. circa 1950s: Kummerlowe |
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| Photographs
August, 2002: Phil Edwards |
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Above:
After having stood for a little more than forty years, the former
Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge was cleared away.
Below:
The Restaurant became a Mexican themed eatery called La Fonda.
Note that the part of the sign that proclaims "RESTAURANT"
was a recycled part of the Howard Johnson's street sign. An
uncertain fate awaits the former Restaurant, for La Fonda had
ceased operations by the late 2000s.
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