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| Postcard
circa 1980s: Kummerlowe |
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| Rolla,
Missouri
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I-44 @ U.S. 66 |
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Rolla's
original plans called for it to have been opened in 1966,
but that did not come to pass. Rather the complex was delayed
and did not open until August of 1968. It was a classic highway
style Motor Lodge and Restaurant featuring a Nims-type and
signature A-frame Gate lodge. It was dubbed a "Concept
'68" Motor Lodge and Restaurant facility by the Company,
but records have not surfaced to indicate what concept '68
represented.
According
to correspondence from Sarah Klingbeil during the 1990s received
by HoJo enthusiast John Korolow, the complex was franchised
to Sarah and her husband Richard Klingbeil in exchange for
the Columbia
Motor Lodge and Restaurant which they has begun in 1955 and
the Company took over in 1968. The Klingbeil's were loyal
and careful stewards of the Howard Johnson's brand and concept
from 1955 until their retirement in 1991. |
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Right:
Rolla was a complete complex offering travelers the convenience
of gas, food, and lodging all in one stop. |
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Rolla's Restaurant employees were pictured at about the time
of its August 1968 opening--the Johnson Girls were decked out
in their Dior inspired uniforms! |
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| Postcard circa 1970s: Kummerlowe |
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| Howard
Johnson's Landmark: November 12, 1968. page 5. |
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| Photos
5-1997: Al Coleman |
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| Photographs
2003: Scott Sargent |
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Above
& Higher: Scott Sargent observed that the once sleek
cupola looked to have had a bout with the Jivaro
 of Southern
Ecuador (head shrinkers) and lost! |
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| Above:
Original circa 1968 Howard Johnson's patio/balcony chairs! |
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Below:
Following a day on the road, HoJo's enthusiast Al Coleman took
a respite on his room's patio where he enjoyed a cool and refreshing
beverage which was served in his then recently acquired Rte. 66
souvenir mug! Mr. Coleman recalled that his room for the night
included a voucher for a free breakfast in the site's former HoJo's
Restaurant. |
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| Photograph
May 1997: Al Coleman |
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