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circa 1960s: Kummerlowe Archive |
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Feb. 9, 1961:
The Gettysburg Times |
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| Opened
in the spring of 1957, the Gettysburg Restaurant began with
usual Howard Johnson's fanfare. Upon its opening, one hundred
local residents were invited to inspect the new facility and
were treated to a free steak dinner. Moreover a host of dignitaries
from the Howard Johnson Company were on hand to welcome the
new eatery.
Like
many Howard Johnson's, Gettysburg's Restaurant pre-dated its
adjacent Motor Lodge by a couple of years. A busy location,
the Restaurant featured a sizable gift shop in addition to
its dining and snack facilities which seated 143 happy patrons. |
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| Brochure
ca. 1980s: Dan Donahue |
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Nov. 14, 1974:
The Gettysburg Times |
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May 18, 1979:
The Gettysburg Times |
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Sept. 24, 1985: The Gettysburg Times |
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Upon
the sale of the Howard Johnson's Company to Marriott and Prime Motor
Inns, the local newspaper interviewed Gettysburg's manager, Pib
Difebo, about the Restaurant's future. He had no information other
than to say that its lease expired in 1987. Thus it is likely the
site's Restaurant remained a HoJo's through the term of its lease.
Probably demolished in the 1990s, a Friendly's came to occupy the
former Howard Johnson's Restaurant site. |
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| Brochure
ca. 1980s: Dan Donahue |
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During
the late 1980s or early '90s, the Gate Lodge was squared off and
shorn of its spire cupola and signature Lamplighter weather vane
in order to comply with the brand's then owner. Note that Mr. Witt
went to some effort in order to maintain the Motor Lodge's HJ identity
by having an orange colored metal roof installed where the orange
porcelain enamel roof tiles had been! |
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| Photos
March 2008: Phil Edwards |
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| Postcard
ca. 2000s: Kummerlowe Archive |
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| Brochure
ca. 1990s: Dan Donahue |
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| Aerial
view ca. 2000s: Microsoft Corp. |
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