American Restaurant Magazine April, 1948 page 34

 Cleveland, Ohio
8905 Lake Ave

 

 Open since at least the early 1940s, Don Strang's Howard Johnson's remained a HoJo's until late 1971. Operating in 2004 as Don's Lighthouse, the legacy of Mr. Strang is maintained by his son and grandsons.
 
 
 

 Photographs July, 2004 courtesy of Phil Edwards
 

 Note the continued use of the porcelain enamel roof tile on the building's facade.
 
 

 
 

 

 Photograph 2004
 

 For more on the Strang Corporation and its history as a HJ franchisee and Don's Lighthouse, please visit:

 http://www.strangcorp.com/cb.html
http://www.strangcorp.com/dr.html
http://www.donslighthouse.com/pages/history.html