This page is in no way connected to or represented in any way by La Mancha Group, LLC, licensee of the trademarked "Howard Johnson's" name in terms of food and beverage, or Wyndham Worldwide, owner of the "Howard Johnson" Hotel, Motel, Inn and Motor Lodge System as well as the "HoJo" and "Howard Johnson" name.
Want Your Own HoJo's? Former North Haven, CT HoJo's Building For Lease (Includes Orange Roof)
(Jan. 13, 2008) Originally opened in the late 1960's as a HoJo's, in 1982, this building became Danny's (later Donato's) Italian Restaurant. Now, the building is empty and up for lease. Though painted over, it has the original porcelain enamel orange roof. A little paint remover and the orange is back! The building is being offered by CA White Realty.
Twilight for a roadside icon…and the man who's keeping the light alive
Above: What may end up being the last HoJo's on the planet, the Butler's Lake Placid, NY.
(Lake Placid, NY) Ronald Butler is a man on a mission. He's just spied something wrong with the salad bar — his salad bar — at the Lake Placid (N.Y.) Howard Johnson's restaurant. The items in the buffet table haven't been changed recently enough for a man who's been ensuring freshness in his beloved eatery since 1956. Yet on this particular day, Howard Johnson's is busy as usual, and there aren't any members of the waitstaff available to replenish the supplies. So the longtime restaurant co-owner does what he does on so many days: dons some plastic gloves, rolls up his sleeves, grabs a gigantic vat of lettuce and goes to work. Before long, every tray in the salad bar has been refilled, every item from applesauce to water chestnuts fresh as fresh can be. Finally, Butler leans back from the long, food-laden table and smiles. Mission accomplished. CLICK HERE to read the entire article.
Story and article below photos by Benjamin Pomerance - From All Points North Magazine
Special to HoJoLand.com
Oct. 27: Added Info: End of The Line for Lake George HoJo's CLICK HERE
"Howard Johnson's" Products Back In Stores, Kind of.......
(June 12, 2009) Ever since America's Kitchen, the company that manufactured and distributed the Howard Johnson's line of retail frozen foods went out of business. last year, people have seen HoJo frozen foods disappear from store shelves. Now, HoJo products are back, but not the kind you'd want to eat. We're talking about Howard Johnson's Fertilizers! Now available in Stop & Shop stores. Here's the website.
Jan. 16, 2009: New Story on Ex-Wallingford, CT HoJo's For Sale CLICK HERE
Classic Former
CT HoJo
Building For Sale
(Jan. 16, 2009) Built in 1939 by Isabelle Bradley and Alice Fair Read the story about a classic former HoJo's in Wallingford, CT that is for sale by CLICKING HERE..
HoJo fertilizer (left) is the only HoJo brand still available at Stop & Shop. Stouffer's (right) fills the HoJo foods void.
HoJology: Times Square
HoJo's 1959 Opening "Welcome" Letter Unearthed !
(June 14, 2009) The "grand lady" of all HoJo's, the former Times Square (46th Street) location, closed in 2005. Soon, apparel retailer American Eagle, will open it's flagship store in the former location. And while cosrtuction crews have unearthed lots of old brick from the former 100 year old-plus building that housed HoJo's, HoJoLand.com has unearther a 1959 letter from the Howard Johnson Company to the Rubenstein family, congratulating them on the recent opening of their HoJo's unit at 46th Street. Click on the photo to the right to see a larger version.
Patriot Ledger
HoJo's Article
(July 18, 2009) Read Jon Chesto's (of the Quincy-Mass. based Patriot-Ledger newspaper) article by clicking on the Patriot-Ledger logo.
HoJoLand FlashBack;
Former HJ Ice Cream Shop Caparra, Puerto Rico
HoJoLand Flashback
A New HoJo's Restaurant Chain and More On The Horizon? Now's The Time To Show Your Support
(Oct. 24, 2009) Halloween is almost here and so are lots of orange pumpkins. Now, we can only hope there will be lots of orange roofs in the not-to-distant future. As HoJoLand.com reported this summer, a very experienced business entity has been quietly working on breathing
Another HoJo's To Close
HoJoLand has been in contact with the person spearheading the re-launch efforts, and he is working hard at making it a reality. Ultimately, Wyndham Worldwide, the owner of the Howard Johnson's brand has the ultimate decision on the brand, but the outpouring of support for a re-launch should further convince Wyndham of the HoJo food and beverage (f&b) viability.d.com
new life into the orange-roofed empire that once dotted America's landscape. In August, HoJoLand asked site visitors to show your support for a new HoJo's by sending us emails supporting the relaunch. Since then, we have received a tremendous amount of positive feedback, all of which we have forwarded to the entity working on the possible re-launch. They have been thrilled at the response, which has further echoed their belief that the brand can in fact be successfully re-launched. HoJoLand asks that people continue to show support by sending emails to us to forward. Email us at: info@hojoland.com
Sept. 12, 2009: Added Bob Berta's Maine Pic To "HoJo Ghosts" Page CLICK HERE
Bye, Bye, Lake George
(Oct. 27, 2009) Thanks to a tip from Nicholas Rapak,
HoJoLand.com has learned that the longtime HoJo Restaurant in Lake George, New York, is for sale. Owned by the DeSantis Family for many years, the location is listed on the LoopNet real estate site. Owner Carl DeSantis was on the Board of Directors of FAI, Inc., which failed miserably in its attempt to revitalize the chain in the 1990'.s. This means the end of the line for the 7, 700 square foot restaurant, one of the last three HoJo Restaurants in existence (the other two are located in Lake Placid, New York and Bangor, Maine).
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