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| Postcard postmarked March 31, 1946 |
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Allentown,
Pennsylvania -- 647 Union Blvd |
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Predating
WW II, the Allentown Howard Johnson's was opened in 1940 or 1941.
The end of the 1930s and the first two years of the '40s saw Howard
Johnson's rapidly spread into new territory. Receiving great publicity
with its presence along the just opened Pennsylvania Turnpike, Howard
Johnson's represented a new order.
The
Allentown Restaurant was owned by licensee John von Sneidern who
also owned the downtown Winchester,
Virginia Restaurant. He was an active member of the Agent's Executive
Board of Howard Johnson Operators and served as the Chairman of
his district in the late 1940s. |
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| Postcard courtesy of Jack Sheppard
circa 1950s |
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Ambler, Pennsylvania
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Bethlehem
Pike (Route 309) |
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Opened
in 1940 by James M. McConnell for his son, daughter and son-in-law.
The Ambler Restaurant was one of the first in the greater Philadelphia
area. Mr. McConnell had been an acquaintance of Howard D. Johnson's
and Mr Johnson convinced him to move from Boston, Massachusetts
and set up a restaurant in Ambler. The Restaurant did a respectable
business and was one of only a few franchisee operated Howard Johnson's
not to have been shuttered during WWII! Highway realignment and
changing traffic patterns as well as a tragic fire led to the Restaurant's
ultimate demise in 1964. Mr. Foster's daughter noted that an electrical
problem caused a catastrophic fire resulting in the building burning
OUT rather than down. That is to say that the Orange Roof
tiles kept the heat in, and the fire totaled the interior. A clause
in the Restaurant's insurance policy required that the roof had
to collapse in order for a settlement. Thus Ambler was never rebuilt. |
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| Camp
Hill, Pennsylvania |
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Camp Hill Shopping Center |
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Having
survived conversion into the Deli Baker Ice Maker concept
in 1984-'85 and then Marriott's ownership, Camp Hill was transferred
to Franchise Associates Inc. in June of 1991. The once busy
Restaurant was closed by 1995. A bank occupies its former
location. |
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Glenside,
Pennsylvania --
Church Rd @ Easton Rd. |
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A
classic Nims-type, Glenside was opened in about 1959. In the end
it was owned by the Company, and Marriott assumed its operation
in 1986 after it purchased HJ. Marriott's initial plans were to
convert the better HoJo's locations into Big Boy's and dispose of
the rest, but by 1987 it had abandoned the Big Boy brand. Unfortunately
for several Howard Johnson's Restaurants like Glenside, they were
converted before Marriott existed the restaurant business. The former
HoJo's apparently continues to operate as a restaurant and has recycled
the "roof" logo street sign.
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| Below:
Although not Glenside, the unit shown (possibly Claymont)
provides the only image of a HoJo's to Big Boy conversion currently
available. |
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| 1986
Marriott Annual Report: Courtesy of Larry Passaro |
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| Photographs 2003:
Courtesy of Phil Edwards |
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Irwin, Pennsylvania
-- 8695
U.S 30 (@ Penna Tpke) |
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Heavily
disguised by Phil's 2003 visit, the former Irwin area Restaurant
dates from the mid-to-late 1940s. It was a HoJo's until 1976 or
early 1977. The restaurant has been called Teddy's for over twenty
years. The circa 1960s Trapezoid street sign recycled by Teddy's
gives away the former location. Note that the unit was sited near
the original western terminus of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and enjoyed
many years of successful business on account of its proximity to
"America's Super Highway." |
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