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| 1984 AAA Tourbook
page A17 |
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| Photographs
April 2004: Phil Edwards |
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| Elizabethtown,
Kentucky |
--2009
Bardstown Rd
AKA 2009 North Mulberry Street |
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Open
in late 1974 or early 1975, Elizabethtown was sited to capture
motorists on either I-65 headed north or south, or also those
headed east or west on Kentucky's Blue
Grass Parkway .
The property was once a part of the huge McLean HoJo's empire
which had been based in Springfield,
Missouri and it remained branded as a Howard Johnson's until
1988.
In
2003, the small Mansard Restaurant was serving as a Stuckey's
and the Motor Lodge was much altered as a Quality Inn. The
former Motor Lodge was subsequently rebranded as a Comfort
Inn.
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Left:
Street sign recycled for the Quality Inn
Below:
Highway tower recycled for the Quality Inn, Exxon, and also
as a cell tower. |
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| 1992 AAA Tourbook
page A14 |
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Above:
Following the Elizabethtown property's departure from the Orange
Roof fold, the brand's then owner (HFS) convinced an established
motel to become a franchisee. With HFS having collected its fees
and new signs slapped up, the Howard Johnson Commonwealth
Lodge
located at 708 E. Dixie Hwy. came into being. Please do not confuse
it with an authentic HoJo's.
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