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circa 1960s & 1970s: Kummerlowe |
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Columbus,
Georgia
--3181
Victory Dr (Martha Berry Hwy) (U.S. 280 & U.S. 27)
Restaurant --3173
Victory Dr. |
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The
Columbus Howard Johnson's Restaurant is believed to have opened
in 1955 and its adjacent Motor Lodge in 1958. Located less than
four miles from Fort
Benning ,
and with its Polynesian Lounge and putting green, the complex would
have been well used by both military personnel and other visitors.
Since the Motor Lodge was early to open in the history of the chain,
it was originally a member of the Superior Motels referral network.
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Having
lost its Orange Roof in 1971 (the Restaurant in 1973), the property
became known as the Columbus Motor Lodge and kept that name until
its closure at the end of the 1990s.
Above:
Even as it operated as the Columbus Motor Lodge, guest rooms retained
their ultra-modern two-tone
Harry Bertoia side chairs! |
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| Photographs
2002: Phil Edwards |
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By
2002, the site's Restaurant had long been demolished, and the Motor
Lodge was abandoned even as one of its signs continued to advertise
the property's "Quiet Pleasant Atmosphere." |
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| Google
3D view 2020 |
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The
Columbus-South Holiday Inn was operating by the early 1960s and
had been built immediately across the highway from the older-style
Howard Johnson's and offered the HoJo's keen competition. |
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| Guest
receipt June 22, 1978: Kummerlowe |
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| Postcards
circa 1960s: Kummerlowe |
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