Johnston
 
Postcard circa 1960s
 
Johnston, Rhode Island -- Rt 5 & 6
 
Located in the Providence area, the Johnston Restaurant opened in 1958 along a busy commercial roadside strip. No exact address was listed in Howard Johnson's directories, and highway realignments have hidden the location's former site. By 2004 there was no evidence remaining of the Johnston Restaurant.
 
 

Providence
 
Postcard circa 1940s
 
Providence, Rhode Island -- 1303 N Main Street
 
Greatly altered, this former Howard Johnson's is hardly recognizable. Only the general shape of the building suggests that it may have once been the Howard Johnson's.
 
Photograph August 29, 2004
 
 

Woonsocket
 
Postcard circa 1960s
 
Woonsocket, Rhode Island -- Rt 146A @ Park Square
 
Located not far from the CVS drugstore chain's headquarters (destroyer of many former HoJo's), it was not surprising to find no trace of this "Canton-type" location. Trying to locate its remains was just another of many wild goose chases!