Once one of more than fifty Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge and Restaurant complexes built along I-95 from Maine to Florida, Bangor was the northern outpost of the chain. Located near Bangor's airport and at a busy Interstate interchange, the complex opened in the summer of 1966. In addition to being I-95's northernmost HoJo's, the Bangor Landmark was the Pine Tree State's first Motor Lodge and Restaurant complex.

A small facility, the Motor Lodge featured only 58 rooms in its classically configured two-story guest building. Since it was built in a cold climate region, the entire complex was connected by interior passageways, but oddly offered only an exterior swimming pool.

Right & Lower: Bangor's signature A-frame Gate Lodge had been modified by the 2000s, but continued to wear its Orange Roof and was topped by its cupola/spire and Lamplighter weathervane.