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Photographs 2000
 
Daytona Beach-North, Florida -- 1633 N U.S. 1 @ I-95
AKA Ormond
 
The Daytona-North Motor Lodge and Restaurant opened in 1965, and had the most prime spot! Located in the northwestern quadrant of the I-95 and U.S. 1 interchange, motorists couldn't miss it as they headed south. Even in 2000 it was still a fantastic location, but the property had undergone a radical transformation for the worse--its glory years under the Orange Roof had ended.
 
 
Seen in 2000, the Restaurant was unoccupied save for piles of old Motor Lodge files and furniture. A sign to the left of the door indicated that in case of an emergency that Host Marriott should be contacted. That sign is an important clue, for it indicates that the Restaurant had been a Howard Johnson Corporate location and was taken over by Marriott after it bought HJ in 1985 -- perhaps it operated for a time as a Big Boy?
 
 
 

 
 
Photographs March 31, 2003
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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