Amazingly the Rum Keg Lounge kept its name! The original sign was no longer extant, but the "new" one was in the same shape and brightly lit with neon. Unfortunately the Restaurant suffered from a number of different occupants. Its Mansard section was "boxed" off, and the current tenant was an out-of-place "pricey" eatery featuring wait staff in penguin-looking tuxedo-like outfits.

Still using the Howard Johnson name, the circa 1970s Motor Lodge had once been well cared for, but by 2005 it had gotten a little thread bare. Obviously there was little money being used for maintenance. The place was worn and not as clean as it should have been. Moreover with its high occupancy rates, you would think that the pool could have been kept open, the grounds clean, and the buildings kept in tip- top shape.