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Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania --
1123 Lincoln Way East |
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A
River Runs Through It ... or rather under it!
Built on an awkward sliver of land, the Chambersburg Motor Lodge
and Restaurant complex was opened in 1966. Boasting 132 rooms in
its three floors as well as an indoor pool, the main guest building
was situated over a stream, and the area behind the building featured
a fish stocked pond in a park-like setting. |
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| Brochure
circa 1960s: Courtesy of Dan Donahue |
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| Photograph
October 23, 1996 courtesy of Dan Donahue |
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An
exceptional unit, the busy Chambersburg Restaurant was a HJ Corporate
location in 1985 and was transferred to Marriott after the company
was dissolved. Since it was a high volume location and enjoyed
an excellent reputation based on its Orange Roof and Howard Johnson's
name, Marriott decided not to convert the Restaurant. After Marriott
exited the family restaurant business, it transferred Chambersburg
in 1991 to Franchise Associates Incorporated (FAI) along with
16 other Howard Johnson's locations. FAI kept the location until
1998 and then "cashed in" on its site. |
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| Card circa 1990s: Courtesy of Dan
Donahue |
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| Images
from the Internet circa 2005 |
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The
Motor Lodge lost its Orange Roof and was converted into a Four
Points by Sheraton during the later 1990s. |
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| Photographs
May 1999 |
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Converted
into a restaurant called Mallards, the long-time Howard Johnson's
Restaurant was severely renovated. Alas the damage done, Mallards
was unsuccessful and only lasted a couple of years. Ryan B. has
reported that the Restaurant has been "totally demolished"
and that a newly constructed Ruby Tuesdays will come to occupy
the former HoJo's site. |
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