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early 2000s: Courtesy of Bob Venditti |
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Ft.
Lauderdale-Airport
-- 2075 SR 84
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Opened
in the summer of 1971, the Fort Lauderdale-Airport location
featured 80 rooms in traditional two-story Motor Lodge fashion.
During
the later 1980s, its Restaurant operated as Mr. Brodie's Steak
& Ribs -- at least for a time. The Motor Lodge lost its
Howard Johnson status in 1992. Mr. Venditti said that the
redesign of I-95 and its interchange with SR 84 "effectively
placed this property into a hole on a dead-end street." |
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image from 1999 |
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satellite image: © Microsoft Corporation |
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Bob
speculated that the former Motor Lodge may have been slated
for conversion into a Super 8 Motel based on its sign, but
instead became the unbranded Budget Inn. Venditti added that,
cut off from the main flow of traffic, its fortunes faltered
and the site's owner had wanted to revitalize the place by
converting it into a center for the homeless, but that its
neighbors squelched the plan.
By
the time Mr. Venditti arrived at the scene, the entire complex
had been fenced off and plastered with threatening No Trespassing
signs (BTW, trespassing is a felony in Florida). Frustratingly
he was unable to get any other shots of the site, and not
long after his visit, the whole place was leveled. |
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Ft.
Lauderdale-North, Florida --
5001 North Federal Hwy |
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With
its exceptional location, the Fort Lauderdale-North modern high-rise
complex dates from the middle 1960s! Built with an oversized pool
and 108 guest rooms, it once featured The Crashing Boare Lounge.
Making it nearly thirty years as a Howard Johnson's, 1992 was its
last year to fly the Orange Banner. Eventually the five-story Motor
Lodge was remodeled and transformed into a Courtyard by Marriott. |
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While
its conversion into a Courtyard resulted in the loss of its
Gate Lodge, the modern guest building remained intact with
original sliders!
The
Restaurant had been built at an angle facing the busy intersection
of U.S. 1 and Commercial Blvd--sited for maximum visibility.
However it had become largely unrecognizable, save for its
general shape, and was operating as Topanga Grille in 2006. |
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| Brochure
circa 1980s: Courtesy of Dan Donahue |
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Pompano
Beach, Florida
-- 9 N Pompano
Beach Blvd |
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Another
in Howard Johnson's series of high-rise resort Motor Lodges
that were built on Florida's east coast, Pompano Beach opened
in the fall of 1971 with 104 rooms. Vintage views show that
it featured an expansive Orange Roof Mansard facing the
Atlantic Ocean.
Last
listed in Cendant's Howard Johnson directory for 2001, the
location was redone into a Holiday Inn. However by June
of 2006, a drive by revealed just a hole in the ground and
a lot full of demolition equipment--nothing remains of the
Pompano Beach Howard Johnson's.
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