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| Brochure
circa 1979: Courtesy of Dan Donahue |
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Biloxi,
Mississippi -- 9200
West Beach Dr (2428 Beach Blvd-U.S. 90) |
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Opened
in 1973, the 7-story 200+ room Biloxi Motor Lodge did not feature
a separate Gate Lodge or lobby, rather they were in the main building
on the ground floor adjacent to the Restaurant. The Biloxi beachfront
Howard Johnson's was owned by the McLean Enterprise Operation based
in Springfield, Missouri. Located across U.S. 90 from the Gulf of
Mexico, the Biloxi franchise remained a Howard Johnson until the
1990s. First it lost its Howard Johnson's Restaurant and Rum Keg
Lounge, then the Motor Lodge became independent calling itself the
Gulf Beach Resort. |
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| Postcard
circa 1970s (detail) |
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Flirting
with a brand and the advantages of a reservations network,
the former Howard Johnson's briefly became a Travelodge. Having
become valuable property after casino gaming took off on the
Mississippi Coast, a Waffle House was installed in the former
Restaurant, and the Rum Keg Lounge became the Mardi Gras Lounge.
By
Phil Edwards' visit, the Travelodge name had been dropped
and the old Howard Johnson had become just the Gulf Beach
Resort once again.
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| Photographs
2003: Courtesy of Phil Edwards |
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| Photograph
January 5, 2006 |
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Post Katrina, hope for
the HoJo's is lost. |
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