| Photograph circa 1930s |
Dorchester,
Massachusetts
-- 744 W. T. Morrissey Blvd. |
Built
in the 1930s, Dorchester was the first roadside Howard Johnson's
to offer full food service to hungry patrons. Prior to Dorchester,
roadside "stands" provided a limited menu, and only Mr.
Johnson's "store-front" units were full service Restaurants. |
| Photographs circa 1978: Courtesy of Dan Donahue (Above: Through the windshield!) |
| Newspaper clipping: January, 1981: Courtesy of Dan Donahue |
Dorchester
met its end in a fiery blaze that may have started in a storage
area which held air conditioning equipment. Apparently the Restaurant
was not rebuilt. Eventually a hotel was built on its site which
briefly used the Howard Johnson name until it was converted into
a Quality Inn. Note that the hotel was not a real HoJo's.
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