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former Howard Johnson's [gone]
Albany, NY

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In 2003, this Howard Johnson's restaurant was being remodeled. The Lamplighter sign is gone now. In 2009, the building was still vacant. The hotel has since reopened as a Ramada Inn. By 2014, both the hotel and restaurant buildings were vacant. In 2017, the buildings were demolished. For more, see this website.

Howard Johnson's
Lake George, NY
This Howard Johnson's opened in 1953. It was the last location in the chain to feature the finned cupola and the Simple Simon and Pieman weathervane. This restaurant was not related to the Howard Johnson Tiki Resort just down the street. It closed in 2011 and then reopened in 2015. It closed again in 2022. In 2023, it began housing a Sushi Wa restaurant. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Howard Johnson's
Lake Placid, NY
This Howard Johnson's opened in 1956. This photo is from 2007. In 2015, the restaurant closed. The building now houses the 'Dack Shack. For more, see this website. [map]

Howard Johnson's [gone]
New York, NY
This Howard Johnson's opened in 1959 in Times Square. It was left virtually untouched both inside and out until it closed in 2005. The building was sold for $100 million and demolished. It has since been replaced with an American Eagle Outfitters store. For more, see this website.

former Howard Johnson's
Niagara Falls, NY
This Howard Johnson's restaurant was remodeled into the Three Sisters Trading Post sometime between 1998 and 2002. The restaurant and motel which are still located next door were built in 1965. Both buildings are currently vacant. For more, see this website. [map]

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former Howard Johnson's
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
This Howard Johnson's was built around 1953. It has housed an Arby's restaurant since at least 2004. These photos are from 2011. The roof was painted red around 2015. For more, see this website. [map]

former Hojo Junction
Findlay, OH
This former Hojo Junction was one of Howard Johnson's fast food restaurants from the mid-1960s. Only three of these were built, all of them in Ohio. The buildings were meant to resemble the Howard Johnson's hotel's gate lodge lobbies. The concept was abandoned in the late 1970s. This building was expanded and now houses the Pilgrim Family Restaurant. For more, see this website. [map]

former Howard Johnson's
Niles, OH
This Howard Johnson's was built in 1960 and remained in operation until around 1977. The motel is now used by Days Inn. The former restaurant (not shown) was demolished around 2017. For more, see this website. [map]

former Howard Johnson's
Springfield, OH
As of 2009, this Howard Johnson's restaurant appeared to be vacant and the motel rooms in back were boarded up. The adapted sign would have looked like this one originally. By 2015, the building was housing Ohio Auto Loan. The vintage sign was gone. The roof is now painted red and the building is vacant. [map]

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