Upon its demolition in the first quarter of 2008, the Dunn Motor Lodge had become one of the last most intact examples of its type. The complex had been a fixture along the west side of I-95 at exit 72 since 1961. Only its considerably altered Restaurant remains.

Special thanks to Robby Delius who has monitored and documented Dunn's de-construction...

Thanks to a neighbor's free pass to the Cape Kennedy Space Center, I was able to swing by and briefly check on Titusville! Alas the other two Howard Johnson's in the area, Cocoa and Cocoa Beach, have both been razed. The Titusville HoJo's was sited across Indian River from Cape Kennedy which afforded its guests spectacular views of launches. The property retains much of its integrity, but suffers from age and neglect (recent aerial view).

Above: By 2008 the former Motor Lodge continued to operate as the Riverside Inn--unfortunately its Gate Lodge's once gleaming orange roof had been painted a muted pinkish color with portions of orange bleeding through.

Below: Seen from an observation platform at the Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39A has been used for Apollo and Space Shuttle launches.

Lower: The former Howard Johnson's Restaurant was operating as La Bamba II, a Mexican themed eatery. Note that its porcelain enamel roof tiles seen as recently as 2005 had been replaced by asphalt shingles by 2008.

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Last Complete Complex ... Opened in 1966, the Bangor complex was the northernmost outlet of the Orange Roofed chain along Interstate 95, and was one of dozens which were built to serve the motoring public during the heyday of HoJo's expansion in the middle 1960s. The facility at Bangor was like so many other Howard Johnson's of the era--it was a complete package offering guests standardized high quality accommodations and food which far surpassed the experience and service offered by the nearest of HoJo's would be competitors.

Even as Bangor was like so many other Howard Johnson's complexes, it became the last to exist of the 500 plus that were built. Incredibly the complex clung to its once famous brand for more than 40 years. However by the middle 2000s Bangor's owner had stripped both the Gate Lodge and Restaurant of their signature Orange Roofs. The entire complex became drab and gray--vitality stripped away and with no more real Howard Johnson's ice cream to be had in this universe or the next, news of the Restaurant's likely demise was inevitable...