| Photographs November 4, 2001 |
Fort
Walton Beach, Florida --
314 W Miracle Strip (U.S. 98) New address: 322 Miracle Strip Parkway |
Opened in 1965, Fort Walton Beach was a classic Motor Lodge and Restaurant complex. Located not at the beach but on the bay or sound, the Motor Lodge originally offered 84 guest rooms. Later additional guest buildings were added upping the total to 140 rooms. Last counted as a Howard Johnson in 1999, the facility had become the unbranded Sound Side Inn by 2001, as is shown in the first series of photos. |
The
large sized "modified" Nims-type Restaurant featured
a seldom used roof pitch. Like so many other HoJo's after the
Company was dissolved in 1985, the Restaurant was closed and converted
into other uses. Later the building was remodeled and by 1990
was listed a s a 24-hour Waffle House. |
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