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Palmdale,
California --
Antelope
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Disguised
as a Carrow's by the middle 2000s, Plamdale's exterior remained
vaguely recognizable. The Restaurant lasted from 1968 to 1978 as
a Howard Johnson's. |
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| Riverside |
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Riverside,
California --
Tyler
Plaza |
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Opened
in the fall of 1971, Riverside remained a Howard Johnson's into
the FAI era. When it closed forever in roughly 1990, it was the
second to last operating Howard Johnson's Restaurant in the Golden
State. The unit was one of the early ones set up inside shopping
malls in California and was apparently quite successful. FYI, Tyler
Plaza has been moved upscale since its HJ's days and was re-christened
The Galleria at Tyler. |
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| San
Bernardino |
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| Photos
2005: Phil Edwards |
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San
Bernardino, California --
256
Central City Mall |
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Originally
called the Central City Mall, its in-the-mall Howard Johnson's location
was opened in 1974 and remained viable until its closure in 1985
at about the time of the Marriott take-over. Central City was a
part of an elaborate urban renewal project which failed and the
declining mall was eventually renamed before earning its "deadmall"
status. Please visit these sites for commentary about Central City/Carousel
Mall: deadmalls.com ,
lablescar.com |
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Clemente |
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Clemente, California |
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2350
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A
company owned unit, San Clemente was well-sited along I-5
and opened in 1968. With its excellent location, the Restaurant
enjoyed continued success and was converted into a Big Boy
in 1986 after Marriott had purchased and dismantled the Howard
Johnson Company.
Right:
During Marriott's departure from the restaurant business,
the former HoJo's was converted into a Coco's probably in
about 1990. Note the recycled Big Boy highway sign.
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& Below: Even though the restaurant enjoyed a
commanding view of I-5, it suffered from a lack of visibility
from El Camino Real perhaps contributing to its closure by
the middle 2000s. |
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2005: Phil Edwards |
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