Higher: I never stood barefoot on the toilet lid at a Howard Johnson's, much less with one foot positioned behind the lid directly on the porcelain--I certainly hope the woman in the suite rewashed the child!

Above: Probably little altered since its early 1970s opening, guest rooms were comfortable but decorated somewhat garishly by later standards.

Below: Near the end of the Company's existence, Howard Johnson's began a large scale effort to update Motor Lodge guestrooms with earth-tone colour schemes--amazing how much better the room appeared with quieter bedspreads and curtains. Note that the rooms likely did not feature flowers or decorative "house" plants.

Above: Featuring a 'T' layout, the small-sized flat roofed Mansard Restaurant featured its Dairy bar to the left.

Below: Updated during the 1980s with earth-tones and Landmark Supply Company standard furnishings, note that the impulse item display had been emptied and covered in artificial ivy. Although the Restaurant's dining room was intact at the time of the photo, the lack of quick sale items adjacent to the cash register indicates that the view dates from after Howard Johnson's 1986 demise.