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2005: Brian Florence |
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Brian
Florence, well-known for his efforts to document retail at http://www.deadmalls.com/ ,
upon discovering of Millington's eminent demise, drove from his
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BELOW:
Advertising posters at Millington dating from the late 1980s or
early '90s-- a campaign with a nod to the Orange Roof sans the
ever important apostrophe S! |
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May 24, 1999: Kummerlowe |
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2005: Brian Florence |
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May 24, 1999; Kummerlowe |
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2003: Phil Edwards |
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May 24, 1999: Kummerlowe |
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ABOVE:
Look carefully in the middle left part of the photo--There is
a "flip" guide with Simple Simon and the Pieman on the
cover. It contained authentic recipes for all things HoJo's that
were served at the Dairy Bar! |
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2005: Brian Florence |
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May 24, 1999: Kummerlowe |
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2003: Phil Edwards |
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2005: Brian Florence |
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August 2002: Kummerlowe |
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2003: Phil Edwards |
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May 24, 1999: Kummerlowe |
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ca. 2000s: Bob Venditti |
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August 2002: Kummerlowe |
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circa 2000s: Bob Venditti |
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2005: Brian Florence |
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Millington
was listed to be Auctioned:
Listed
on eBay, the Millington, Maryland Howard Johnson's Restaurant was
to be auctioned on Tuesday March 8, 2005. The
Restaurant was also listed on ExpressAuction.com. The listing indicated
that Millington's owner was retiring following the demise of Franchise
Associates Inc., franchisor of Howard Johnson's Restaurants
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PUBLIC
AUCTION TUES MARCH 8 TH AT 1:00 P.M.
Subject
property is a one story 7,333 +/- sq ft building situated on 6.7
+/- acres.
The Howard Johnson organization has been
dissolved and as a result any potential purchaser could continue
to operate the restaurant under that name without the burden of
franchise fees. There is
a diner style bar area, a restaurant area consisting of 17 booths,
6 tables, and a bar area. The bar area has a window that opens to
the banquet hall. The banquet hall is roughly 31' +/- by 22' +/-.
Originally constructed in 1958 and fully renovated in 1986. There
is a free standing electrified sign, yard lighting, deep water well
with public water available within the next year. The macadam parking
lot has room for 82 +/- cars.
The
property is located in Millington MD on the Delmarva peninsula at
the high trafficked intersection of 291 and 301. The property is
less than 1 mile north of Chester River which serves as the border
between Kent and Queen Annes Counties. Less than 40 miles north
of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and less than 45 miles from Wilmington,
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Series of photographs advertising the Millington Howard Johnson;s
Restaurant in 2005 |
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Street View from May 2018 |
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After
its long life as a Howard Johnson's, Millington remained vacant
into the latter 2010s. |
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