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Screen shots from WTNH.com, October 18, 2006
 
 
 
 
 
 
USGS image: © Microsoft Corp

In A Tight Spot
Convenient Interstate access that had been the Stratford HoJo's boon, became its bust by the middle 2000s. After the property abandoned the Howard Johnson's brand it was converted into the Honeyspot Motor Lodge--named for the road it was on. At first the former Howard Johnson's carried on almost as if it still still had its Orange Roof. However as time passed, the luster faded and its once typical highway clientele lodged elswhere.

To its detriment, the easy access to I-95 and a lack of concern by its owner allowed for the property to attract a criminal element. According to its neighbours, news, and police reports the Motor Lodge became a hotspot for drug dealing and prostitution. With townsfolk threatening a petition to close the Lodge down, local television station WTNH set out to investigate.

While it is posted view the WTNH news report
 
 
 
Above: WTNH reporter Kent Pierce speaks to "Jay" Patel owner of the Honeyspot. Mr. Patel, who claimed to speak little English, said that the problems at his motel were not caused by the guests or him, rather they were the result of people off the highway who used the parking lot to conduct criminal activities. Patel's other motel properties have also had problems with illegal activities, but he claims that by making them into franchises with lights, cameras, and security guards that all will be better.
 
 
 
 
 
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