| Postcard circa 1960s courtesy of Tim & Tom Bernert |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
-- Lincoln
Hwy East
US 30 |
The
Lancester stand-alone Restaurant was a Howard Johnson's from about
1940 to 1963. Built on the eve of World War II it was a licensed
location owned by a Mr. Lattomus. |
| Photographs courtesy of Phil Edwards |
Mount Lebanon,
Pennsylvania --
US 19
& Rt 806 |
Opened
in about 1957 as a classic Nims-type Restaurant, Phil Edwards reported
that it may have been called the White Elephant restaurant prior
to its conversion into a Ground Round. |
| Howard Johnson's Landmark 1964 courtesy of Nate Coggshall-Beyea |
Philadelphia-City
Line, Pa. --
7520
City Line Ave |
City Line was Philadelphia's first Howard Johnson's Restaurant. Opened in 1940, the original building was replaced when a "new" Nims-type was opened on November 7, 1964. |
From
the Howard Johnson's Landmark: A contrast in
Howard Johnson's architecture--spanning 24 years--was very obvious
to residents of the greater Philadelphia area as a new restaurant
was built on the same location as the old one. This in itself is
not unusual unless the new restaurant is built before the old one
is torn down. The ribbon cutting ceremony was officiated by Dr.
I. M. Levitt, director of Fels Planetarium and one of the top 10
space astronomers in the world. One might say that business is so
good, we are building restaurants everywhere...even in our own front
yard! |
| Advertisement May 1941: Courtesy of Bill Hludik |
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania -- Roosevelt (U.S.1)
@ Adams Ave. |
If
City Line was the first, then the stately
neo-colonial at the intersection of Roosevelt Blvd. and Adams Avenue
was the second Howard Johnson's in the Philadelphia area. It opened
in about 1940 and remarkably survived the Second World War. Incredibly
long-lived the unit was not closed until Howard Johnson's demise
in 1985 -- the building was apparently demolished not long after
its closure. |