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views circa 1970s: Dan Donahue |
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| Hartford-Weathersfield,
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1330 Silas Deane Hwy |
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A
Yankee outlier and late addition to the Southern
rooted chain, the Horne's complex in Weathersfield
was built in 1969. While the restaurant and lobby
were marked by understated yellow mansards, the
motor lodge was multi-story and considerably up-to-date
for the era.
The
122 room motor lodge offered color TV, heated pool,
playground and babysitting, supper club, Grill Room,
cocktail lounge, and a gift shop. The site was converted
into a well regarded Ramada Inn and has operated
more recently as the Best
Western Camelot Inn. Note that at least a part
of its site likely was held earlier by the Weathersfield
HoJo's Restaurant!
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Left:
Unbranded for a period of time, the Motor Lodge operated
as the Camelot Motor Inn. |
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Above:
Perhaps taking a cue from Howard Johnson's, the relatively
small guest rooms at the Hartford-Weathersfield Horne's
appear to have offered bedside controls à la Pamper
Panel style! |
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view circa 1981: Courtesy of Larry Passaro |
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Above:
Intact from its Horne's days, the complex became a Ramada
Inn sans yellow roof tiles during the 1970s.
Below
& Lower: A Red Lobster came to occupy the
part of the site where the Horne's Restaurant and lobby
had been by the late 2000s, and the Motor Lodge was operating
as a Comfort Inn.
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| Photographs
May 8, 2009: Kummerlowe |
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