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Postcard circa 1960s
 
Cheverly, Maryland -- 5811 Annapolis Road
 
 
 
Going Howard Johnson's All the Way?
Of course you are. Whether overnight or for a month, you simply can't do better than live at a Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge. Now, just north of Washington, D.C., the largest roadside Motor Lodge in the entire 35 state chain.
 
Brochure circa 1960s
 
 
 
 

Come on In ... The Water's GREAT!
This luxurious pool offers a delightful oasis to the weary traveler. It's typical of Howard Johnson's facilities ... which are designed to make even an overnight business trip seem like a vacation.

The Cheverly Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge was the LAST Howard Johnson's in Maryland. The four-story 164 room facility opened in 1963, and remained in 2005.

In advertisements the property boasted that it was at the "Gateway to the Nation's Capital." Spread out over extensive grounds, the Lodge and restaurant offered dual entrances from either Landover or Annapolis Road. Situated along the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, the site was once easily seen by motorists.
 
 
Photographs 1998: Courtesy of Bob Venditti
 
 

Located near the southern terminus of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway almost in the District of Columbia, this Motor Lodge and Restaurant represented state-of-the-art hospitality in its day!

It's great trapezoid sign had been placed at the top of the property near the Gate Lodge. By Phil Edwards' visit in 2002 it had been replaced with a much taller and current Howard Johnson sign.

 
 
 
 
Photograph October, 2002: Courtesy of Phil Edwards
 
 
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