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| Photographs
2006:Courtesy of Bob Venditti |
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York's
Motor Lodge lasted as a Howard Johnson's until about 1992
and miraculously evaded most of Cendant's ruinous mandates.
However even as the guest buildings retained their basic
form, exterior modifications nonetheless diminished the
property's curb appeal. |
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Above:
Unsightly plywood covered sliders on one of the original
circa 1962 guest buildings which was damaged when a tornado
blew past. |
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Right:
The "Roof Logo" HoJo's street sign was recycled
by the property's latest occupants. |
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Lower:
After the Motor Lodge had been operating for several years,
a newer style guest building was added -- probably during
the 1970s. |
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| Brochure
circa 1980s: courtesy of Dan Donahue |
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Above:
In addition to the A-frame Gate Lodge, the Motor Lodge also featured
a "public area" for its guests in the connector building
between the two original guest buildings. The connector served
as recreation space as well as the entrance to the exterior swimming
pool. Eventually the connector came to serve as the property's
office. |
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Guest rooms were kept up to date, but by the middle 2000s little
of their original Howard Johnson's character remained. Bob Venditti's
first floor single room was in the newer wing and he noted that
it was "surprisingly nice" considering the tornado damaged
and otherwise shabby exterior of the former Howard Johnson's turned
Days Inn. |
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| Photographs
courtesy of Bob Venditti |
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