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| Postcard
circa 1970s: Courtesy of Nate Coggeshall-Beyea |
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Hardeeville,
South Carolina -- US
17 @ Exit 5, I-95 |
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situated to capture travelers headed north or south on I-95, the
Hardeeville HoJo's complex opened in 1974 -- it was the last Howard
Johnson's in South Carolina along the Interstate before entering
Georgia. |
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| Photograph
March 2003: Courtesy of Phil Edwards |
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| Photographs
January 2003: Courtesy of Bob Venditti |
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March 2003: Courtesy of Phil Edwards |
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| Photograph
courtesy of bob venditti |
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| Bob Venditti discovered that he could see some
of the original Orange Mansard under the blue metal roof from
his room. |
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March 2003: Courtesy of Phil Edwards |
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Hideously,
new lobby construction greeted Marc upon his early 2006 visit.
The new plywood to - be - stuccoed structure was grotesquely
stuck between the two guest buildings that face the parking
lot.
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January 2006: Courtesy of Marc Pease |
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2006: Courtesy of Bob Venditti |
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Note
above the original lobby, for the property has been divided so
that the HJ branded part has fewer rooms for the owners to pay
royalties on, yet the brand will continue to provide a modicum
of respectability to the entire property -- even though its division
had been ridiculously named "CleanStay USA." Bob said
that the original lobby continued to serve as the spot for HJ
registration until the new lobby-o-plywood and stucco was completed. |
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