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Postcard circa 1967
 
Coral Gables, Florida -- 1430 Dixie Highway
 
A deluxe yet classic style Motor Lodge complex, Coral Gables opened in about 1966. It featured 80 guest rooms on a corner parcel of real estate conveniently located across from the University of Miami. The Lodge retained the Howard Johnson name until the middle 1990s.
 
 
 
 
Photographs August, 2002: Courtesy of Bob Venditti
 
 
 
 
 
 
Photographs October, 2004: Courtesy of Bob Venditti
 
Note the more expensive stone facing that was used on the guest buildings, and also the original "acrylic" panels near the stairwells in a couple of Mr. Venditti's photographs.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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