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| Postcards circa 1980s: Kummerlowe Archive |
Gold
Rock, North Carolina --
7568
NC Highway 48 |
Also known as Rocky Mount or Battleboro, Gold Rock was the last authentic Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge complex built and opened in the Tar Heel State. It began serving Hungry and Sleepy Americans near the end of HoJo's reign of roadside hospitality greatness--in December of 1979. The 87 room property featured a connected Mansard Lobby and Restaurant. Remarkably the property retained its Orange Mansard and Howard Johnson brand into the late 2000s. |
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| Photos ca 1980s: Bob Venditti |
Above
& Below: Passing through on I-95 back in the early
1980s, Bob found Gold Rock to be doing a good business and displayed
a towering "roof logo" highway sign! |
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| Photos October 2007: Kummerlowe Archive |
Above
& Below: With only moderate alterations by the latter
2000s, Gold Rock even without its beacons maintained a large degree
of its original curb appeal. Note the recycled ca. 1985-1996 "rounded
edge" Howard Johnson highway and street signs. |
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