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June 10, 2003: Mark Ihrie |
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Matchbook cover circa 1960s: Kummerlowe |
BELOW:
Postcard circa 1960s: Kummerlowe
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Like
many free-standing Howard Johnson's Restaurants that opened during
the 1950s, Concord Pike was joined by a motel which was immediately
adjacent. Originally the motel was known as the El Capitan Motor
Hotel and advertised its proximity to the Howard Johnson's!
Shopping
facilities were also touted since the motel along with the Howard
Johnson's were next to the Fairfax Shopping Center which was an
early 1950s strip center.
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motel was independent at first, then joined the Quality Courts
referral chain. Later the site became the Brandywine Valley Inn
Best Western. However by 2019 it was listed as a Sure
Stay Plus Hotel by Best Western .
It's
too bad that hospitality proprietors are no longer allowed to
feature such awesome signage! |
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June 10, 2003: Mark Ihrie |
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Concord
Pike featured the very last extant "Roof Logo" road
sign and it was likely installed during the 1970s. |
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August 4, 2002: Kummerlowe |
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2002: Phil Edwards |
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Permit with plans and rendering 2003: John Boxmeyer |
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The
plans and rendering largely kept the Howard Johnson's intact, but
not long after the dining room expansion was completed, the Restaurant
abandoned its Orange Roof and then was utterly altered beyond recognition
both inside and out. |
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2003: Phil Edwards |
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2003: Bob Venditti |
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2003: John Boxmeyer |
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2003: Bob Venditti |
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ABOVE:
Bob Venditti captioned his photo "The late great Wilmington
Delaware." |
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circa 2004: Phil Edwards |
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Google Street Views: July 2017 & August 2019 |
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Completely
unrecognizable by the 2010s save for the exterior decorative screen
which had been on the Lamplighter Room's exterior, the former
HoJo's morphed into the greatly expanded Hollywood
Grill. |
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August 4, 1999: Kummerlowe |
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