Last
of a Kind ...
Lexington had the distinction of being the very LAST complete
Motor Lodge and Restaurant complex in the Dominion of Virginia.
While the Lobby lost its Orange Roof tiles and Beacon, the
Restaurant retained its outward HoJo's appearance until the
end and even beyond.
Right:
Note the post 1996 Cendant Howard Johnson Inn sign combined
with FAI's circa 1991 Howard Johnson's restaurant logo --
it is the only one known to have been photographed where the
two were together. |