| Evansville |
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ca. 1960s: Kummerlowe Archive |
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Evansville,
Indiana
-- US 41 N |
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Apparently
no trace of Evansville's circa 1962 Howard Johnson's Restaurant
remains. A local billboard operator counted Evansville and the nearby
Henderson,
Kentucky HoJo's among its clients. The photographs seen here were
included in a portfolio found in the former billboard company's
records. |
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| Fort Wayne |
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| Postcard
ca. 1960s: Tim & Tom Bernert |
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Fort
Wayne, Indiana
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US 24 @ US 30 E |
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The
Fort Wayne Restaurant was the first in Indiana, and opened in the
1940s. Believed to have been the only Colonial-style Howard Johnson's
built in the Hoosier State, by 1960 it had lost its Orange Roof
and operated as The Colonial Restaurant. Note that it's exact address
is unknown as well as its ultimate fate. |
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| Gary |
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| Above:
The Hammond Times; 8-30-57, D-7 |
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The Hammond Times; 9-27-57, A-8 |
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| Gary,
Indiana |
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6859 Industrial Hwy |
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Likely
opened in 1953, Gary was the second Howard Johnson's location
in Indiana. Located in the Chicagoland area, no trace of
it apparently remains. The site probably enjoyed a busy
lunch rush for many years serving the adjacent industrial
area.
Left:
Newspaper advertisements indicated that Gary featured curb
service during weekday evenings and on weekend afternoons.
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| Indianapolis |
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| Indianapolis,
Indiana |
| AKA
In the Meadows |
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2816 East 38th St |
Opened
in September of 1956, this second Indianapolis area Restaurant
was also called Howard Johnson's "In-the Meadows."
The Meadows began its rapid development in the latter
half of the 1940s during the post War boom and became
a suburban destination. Many single family homes as well
as several large apartment complexes were built in the
area. The HoJo's complimented the newly built Meadows
Shopping Center which was the first suburban shopping
center of its type in the Indianapolis area.
Nothing
remains of Indy's second Howard Johnson's which gave up
its Orange Roof in about 1974, and the Meadows area itself
went from a destination to a crime-ridden place to avoid.
Right:
J.C. Perry, a graduate of the Cornell Hotel School, was
the site's first executive manager.
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| Muncie |
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July 2004: Phil Edwards |
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Muncie,
Indiana
-- 2401 N Broadway |
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Directories
place Muncie's circa 1953 Howard Johnson's Restaurant at 2401 N.
Broadway. Phil Edwards discovered Richards Restaurant nearby
at 2601 N. Broadway. Mr. Edwards believes that Richards could be
the HoJo's greatly altered and readdressed. |
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| Terre Haute |
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Terre
Haute, Indiana --
US 40 |
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The
Terre Haute stand-alone HJ Restaurant opened in 1955 on Wabash Avenue
next to the Ritz Plaza Motor Lodge just east of downtown. The Restaurant
stayed open about 20 years. A Motor Lodge/Restaurant complex was
built along I-70 in 1974 which replaced the original Restaurant
on Wabash. |
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