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.
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Bangor HoJo's For Sale
(Feb. 16, 2008) LoopNet, the giant commercial online real estate listing service, is indicating that the Bangor, Maine HoJo's is for sale. CLICK HERE for details. Thanks to Charles Hathaway for the tip on this HoJo story. The end of Bangor will leave just two HoJo Restaurants remaining.
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.
Spotlight on Lake Placid HoJo's By Benjamin Pomerance CLICK HERE
Lake Placid HoJo's: Mission Possible
By Benjamin Pomerance
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
Above: current Bangor, Maine HoJo's awaits its fate.
Now Is The Time To Show Your Support For La Mancha Group's
HoJo's Food & Beverage Relaunch
(New York, NY) It's a roadside icon, a piece of Americana that brings back many warm memories of people's childhood, whether right around the corner from home, on a business trip or on vacation, millions of Americans used to seek out the bright orange roof of HoJo's for delicious food and ice cream at affordable prices. Over the years, for various reasons, the once proud HoJo's chain with over one-thousand locations dwindled to just three locations. Then David Kushner of the La Mancha Group entered the picture....a "white knight" dressed in orange to save the day! Now, all lovers of HoJo's need to show your support for this iconic brand. Send your letter of support showing the strong desire to see a HoJo's relaunch to:
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