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Detroit-Downtown
was not constructed in the traditional HJ Motor Lodge layout.
According to directories it became a Howard Johnson's in 1966
and remained listed until the early 1980s.
In the postcard view
above I have circled where the Restaurant's entrance was. The
shot below was taken from a similar angle as the postcard, and
if you look closely the Restaurant's HJ stone facing was still
evident after the hotel was converted. Moreover, aside from the
name change little else was modified after the location lost
its once famous name. From the brochure, the rooms remained the
same--complete with drops and padded headboards, and the Trolley
Tavern continued to utilize HoJo's chairs.
Cactus Bob's detective
work uncovered that after the Mariner, the Former HoJo's became
the Ambassador Best Western, and was most recently a Holiday
Inn Express.
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Brochure courtesy
of Dan Donahue circa 1980s |
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