Buffalo
 
Photograph circa 1970s: Courtesy of Mike Allentoff
 
Buffalo-Amherst, New York -- Rt 62
 
Remembered fondly by Mike Allentoff, he is pictured above on one of his many outings to the Amherst HoJo's.
 
 

Corning
 
Photographs April, 2004: Courtesy of Bob Venditti
 
 
Corning (Painted Post), New York -- 118 Victory Hwy
 
Opened in the second quarter of 1979, Corning was one of the Howard Johnson Company's special concept locations called a "New Edition." Not set up like a standard facility, Corning featured a special menu and decor. The New Edition concept was introduced in September of 1977 and was said to offer "a dramatically different and upscale menu presentation." Plans were to expand the concept across the country aiming to attract more local patrons at each of the locations. The concept was abandoned not long after the Corning New Edition HoJo's was opened.
 
 
 
 

Medford
 
Photographs--above 2002, below February 13, 2005: Courtesy of Steven LJ Russo
 
Medford, New York -- 2717 Route 112
 
Listed in 1970s directories, exactly when the Medford stand-alone Restaurant opened remains a mystery. It looks to have been a circa mid 1960s Nims-type building. Located out on Long Island at Exit 64 of the Long Island Expressway, it was undoubtedly a well sited location. Mr. Russo discovered it as an IHOP in 1998, and said that it was always crowded. He added that between June of 2003 and December of 2004, it went from an IHOP, to the Medford Pancake House, to totally closed. All boarded up, the Restaurant was up for sale awaiting its uncertain fate by early 2005.
 
 
 

Mineola
 
From the Mineola Historical Society circa 1938: Courtesy of Bob Koenig
 
Hicksville (Mineola), New York
 
Pictured is believed to have been Mineola's original circa 1938 Howard Johnson's restaurant. Built along the lines of West Hartford, the first Mineola location was built in a grand design. A handful of "palatial" HoJo's were built just prior to World War II. Less costly designs were employed after the war, and the Mineola area's grand style Restaurant was replaced in the 1960s by a Nims-type.