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Baltimore,
Maryland --
5701 Baltimore National Pike (U.S. 40) |
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| Photograph
October, 2002: Courtesy of Phil Edwards |
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This
was Baltimore's first Motor Lodge complex. The seven-story
150 unit Lodge and Restaurant (the Restaurant was sometimes
referred to as 'Ingleside'), opened in March of 1965. Moreover
the Motor Lodge remained a Howard Johnson's into the 1990s.
Although
the Canopy Gate Lodge and Restaurant had been demolished,
the main high-rise had Incredibly remained virtually unchanged
through 2002. Phil's partial shot of the building's original
configuration is just a tease to remind us of what once was.
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By
Mr. Edwards' next quick visit, the old Motor Lodge had been
converted into a Days Inn and had its exterior COMPLETELY
altered.
Except for the end wall, seen in the photograph at right,
and the remains of the GIANT Howard Johnson's sign support
framework, nothing much at the site remained to remind the
traveler that the location had once been a part of the vast
HoJo's roadside hospitality empire.
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| Photographs
June, 2003: Courtesy of Phil Edwards |
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| Photograph
October, 2002: Courtesy of Phil Edwards |
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| Photographs
January, 2004 |
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My
2004 stop at the site revealed that one of the original Howard
Johnson highway-sign supports with its reader board stood at
the edge of the property. The sign had been replaced and advertised
the old Motor Lodge during its days as a Best Inn. For some
reason it had not been changed over to announce the Days Inn
brand (Here is a link to the hotel in 2005: 1).
Note
that the arrow seen in the photograph above points to the the
Howard Johnson's sign framework that was once seen from the
nearby Interstate--Baltimore's Beltway.
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| Postcard
circa 1970s: Courtesy of Dan Donahue |
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No
doubt, it was a happenin' place with Bonnie Lee appearing live
at the Howard Johnson's Gaslite Lounge! |
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