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Photos
November 1987: Scott Sargent |
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Kansas
City-East, MO (Independence) |
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Described by AAA's 1968-'69 TourBook, the Independence Motor
Lodge featured "spacious landscaped grounds and large
very attractive units" Refrigerators were said to have
been available and rooms all featured TV with some color!
The property opened in 1966 with 126 guest rooms, then later
an addition increased the count to 174. |
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1968 AAA Tourbook,
pg. 194: Kummerlowe Archive |
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Postcards
ca. 1960s: Kummerlowe Archive |
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Photos
November 2005: Phil Edwards |
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The
Motor Lodge carried its Howard Johnson name through
the 1990s. Subsequently it was converted into
a Comfort Inn then a Quality Inn. |
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Above:
The Cendant era post 1995 street sign was recycled
with a Comfort Inn sign face and then one for
Quality Inn. |
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Country
Inns and Country Kitchen Restaurants were once both part of Carlson
Companies.
In the early 1990s Carlson and Howard Johnson International then
directly controlled by Blackstone
(an effort spearheaded by Henry Silverman later of Cendant infamy)
entered into a "strategic agreement" which allowed each
of its franchisees access to either brand. The agreement was short-lived
but was likely responsible for the Independence Restaurant conversion.
The Country
Kitchen
chain of restaurants was sold by Carlson in 1997 and is no longer
related to Country Inns
& Suites.
Note: The Country Kitchen at the site of the former Independence
Howard Johnson's was likely already out of business at the time
of Phil's 2005 visit to the site. |
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