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Atlantic
City, New Jersey --
1003 Boardwalk |
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Famous
as an Eastern seaboard get-away, Atlantic City boasted of its world
famous Boardwalk. A storefront HoJo's was opened on the Boardwalk
in the 1940s. Its sign and a hint of Orange Rood facade can be seen
in the postcard view on the left side below the Planters Peanuts
advertisement. |
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| Burlington |
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| Photographs
1987: Courtesy of Michael Lisicky |
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| Burlington,
New Jersey |
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4420 US 130 North |
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Opened
in about 1959, Burlington was a classic Nims style stand-alone
Restaurant. Incredibly the circa 1967 Trapezoid sign frame
with its original "Restaurant" lettering was still
standing at the time Brian Florence (www.deadmalls.com) stopped
to check out the place. Burlington remained a Howard Johnson's
well into the 1980s, and then later became BJ's Restaurant.
Reportedly the old HJ also housed offices for a local chapter
of the Boys and Girls Clubs. |
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| Photographs
Feburary 20, 2005: Courtesy of Brian Florence |
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Cape
May, New Jersey --
261 Beach Dr |
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Located
just across the street from the Atlantic Ocean, the Cape May Restaurant
featured an unusual round design. The almost beach side Howard Johnson's
opened in the 1950s and was operating as Uncle Bills Pancake House
back in 2002. While its 1950s cupola was clearly visible, the Orange,
in-the-round, roof had been replaced with shakes.
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| Photograph
August 4, 2002 |
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| Livingston |
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| Photograph
2005: Courtesy of Eric Paddon |
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Livingston,
New Jersey --
637 W Mount Pleasant Ave |
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The
Livingston Howard Johnson's Restaurant was among several that were
opened in the Garden State at around the time of the 1939 World's
Fair in New York City. By the time Mr. Padden photographed the former
HoJo's, it had been many times remodeled. Not very recognizable,
it was operating as Panevino Ristorante in 2005. |
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| Parsippany |
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Parsippany,
NJ
Rts 6
& 202 @ Cobbs Corner
The
original Parsippany HoJo's Restaurant was a 1940s style
neo-colonial that was a licensed unit owned by a Mr. Perkins.
Eventually
the Restaurant was closed and the area was served by a 1960s
style Restaurant
and Motor lodge. |
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Sayreville,
NJ
Rt 9
This stand-alone Restaurant
opened in 1958 or 1959, and sported an early spire cupola
with an extra tall weather vane. |
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| SeaGirt |
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| Photograph
November, 2004: Courtesy of Bob Venditti |
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Sea
Girt, NJ
2175
Highway 35
This
small but long lived Restaurant was open from the early 1950s
until 1980. Although the building was gutted, its original
porcelain enamel roof tiles remained in 2004. |
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| Somerville |
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| Photographs
2005: Courtesy of Eric Paddon |
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Somerville,
New Jersey --
970 Us Highway 22
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Somerville
was opened in about 1940 and was licensed to a Mr. Hargraves. A
relatively large style neo-colonial type Restaurant, it served hungry
Americans for many years and was a convenient stop for travelers
headed to New York City from the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton area
of Pennsylvania. |
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| Wildwood |
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| Postcard
circa 1950s: Courtesy of Dan Donahue |
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Wildwood,
New Jersey --
3002 Boardwalk
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There was a
Howard Johnson's Restaurant on the boardwalk at Wildwood for many
years. It was first opened during 1951 by licensee S. B. Ramigosa.
Below is a photograph
of Mr. Ramigosa's summer only ice cream stand that he set up in
1952 not far from his Boardwalk full-service Restaurant.
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| Howard Johnson's
Scoop, July, 1952 page 6 |
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