Howard Johnson's Originals in California:
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Barstow
  -1431 East Main Street 
Bird's Eye
 
 
 
 
 
 
Los Angeles: 
 
 Airport (Culver City) 
  -5990 Green Valley
Bird's Eye
 
 Anaheim 
  -1380 South Harbor Blvd
Bird's Eye
 
 Baldwin Park
  -14622 Dalewood Dr  revised 2-08
Bird's Eye
 
 Claremont
  -721 South Indian Hill
Bird's Eye
 
 Colton
 -450 North Sperry
Bird's Eye
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Harbor City never opened
 -W Pacific Coast Hwy
Bird's Eye
 
 Monrovia
 -700 West Hungtington
Bird's Eye
 
 North Hollywood
 -4222 Vineland Ave
Bird's Eye
 
 Riverside
 -1199 University Ave
Bird's Eye
 
 Sherman Oaks
 -15433 Ventura Blvd
Bird's Eye
 
 Thousand Oaks
 -75 Thousand Oaks
Bird's Eye
 
 
 
 
 Sacramento
  - 2300 Auburn Blvd 
Bird's Eye
 
 
 
 
 San Diego
 -I-8 @ Warring Rd 
Bird's Eye
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
San Francisco: 
 
 Dublin
  -6680 Regional St
Bird's Eye
 
 Fisherman's Wharf
  -500 Beach St  revised 2-08
Bird's Eye
 
 Mill Valley (Sausalito)
  -US 101 & Rt 1  revised 2-08
Bird's Eye
  
 Redwood City 
  -485 Veterans Blvd  revised 2-08
Bird's Eye
 
 San Jose
  -1755 N 1st St  revised 2-08
Bird's Eye
 
 Santa Clara
  -5405 Stevens Creek Blvd
Bird's Eye
 
 
 
 
San Luis Obispo
 -1575 Calle Joaquin    
Bird's Eye
 
 
 
 
Santa Barbara 
 -4770 Calle Real   revised 2-08  
Bird's Eye
 
 
 
 
Santa Maria
 -US 101 & Main St
Bird's Eye
 
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Commissary:
production, warehouse, and distribution
 
 
  Los Angeles
 
 
 
Opened on April 25, 1965, the Los Angeles commissary was initially set up as a storage and distribution center. Manufactured goods from other commissaries were shipped to it via sea, rail, and truck. The operation served as the Howard Johnson Company's primary support for restaurants in the western United States.
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Restaurants:
concepts, prototypes, and experiments
 
 New Edition
 
  Santa Clara
   -5405 Stevens Creek Blvd
Bird's Eye
 
 
 
 
 
Following in the trend of Restaurant renovations started in the middle 1970s where earth tones, butcher block table and counter tops, as well as octagonal salad bars replaced traditional decor, the New Edition concept was an attempt "to add a new dimension" to Howard Johnson's restaurants. Santa Clara was converted in 1977 and was among the first four prototypes. Tweaking the Orange Roofs into New Editions was said to make them more upscale with menus revamped to include more fresh food items placing special emphasis on salads of all types. The Company decided that all new Orange Roofs would be New Editions, but soon backed off its position and the concept was abandoned.
   
 
 HJ Today
 
  San Diego
 
 
 

The Howard Johnson's Today concept introduced in 1984 was supposed to reinvent traditional Orange Roofed Restaurants. The theme was "everything's new at Howard Johnson's." Diary bars were replaced with take-out counters, and menu items became a blend of traditional fare and contemporary choices.
   
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Restaurants:
not adjacent to Motor Lodges
 
 
 Anaheim (Lincoln)
 -Lincoln & Wilshire
Satellite
 Bird's Eye
 
 
 Antioch
 -Somerville @ Mahogany Way
Bird's Eye
 
 
 Banning
 -I-10 & 22nd St
Satellite
 Bird's Eye
 
 
 Buena Park
 -7575 Beach
Bird's Eye
 
 
 Calabasas
 -20441 Calabasas Rd
Bird's Eye
 
 
 Cerritos
 -360 Los Cerritos
Bird's Eye
 
 
 Coachella
 -I-10 & Jackson
Satellite
 Bird's Eye
 
 
 Coalinga
 -25032 W Dorris Ave
Satellite
 Bird's Eye
 
 
 Costa Mesa
 -2750 Harbor Blvd
Satellite
 Bird's Eye
 
 
 Diamond Bar
 -Pamona & Old Brea Can
Satellite
 Bird's Eye
 
 
 Fairfield
 -3660 Nelson Rd
Bird's Eye
 
 
 Fresno
 -1030 N Blackstone Ave
Bird's Eye
 
 
 Fullerton
 -2200 North Harbor Blvd
Bird's Eye
 
 
 Glendale
 -2700 Colorado Blvd
Bird's Eye
 
 
 Harbor City (Wilmington)
 -1440 W Pacific Coast Hwy
Bird's Eye
 
 
 Hollywood