| Buffalo |
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| Photograph
circa 1970s: Courtesy of Mike Allentoff |
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Buffalo-Amherst,
New York -- Rt 62 |
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Remembered
fondly by Mike Allentoff, he is pictured above on one of his many
outings to the Amherst HoJo's. |
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| Corning |
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| Photographs
April, 2004: Courtesy of Bob Venditti |
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Corning
(Painted Post), New York --
118 Victory Hwy |
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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. |
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| Medford |
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| Photographs--above
2002, below February 13, 2005: Courtesy of Steven LJ Russo |
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| Medford,
New York --
2717 Route 112 |
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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. |
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| Mineola |
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| From
the Mineola Historical Society circa 1938: Courtesy of Bob Koenig |
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Hicksville
(Mineola), New York |
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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. |
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