Howard Johnson's

Howard Johnson's Almost forgotten, Howard Johnson's Restaurants and Motor Lodges paved the way for the great fast food chains and motels of today.

Becoming the first true road-side staple for America's highways, they were the inventor of the franchise as we know it; the Landmark for Hungry Americans! It Tastes as Good as You Remember :-)

Thanksgiving's coming up!!
11/09/2025

Thanksgiving's coming up!!

This is interesting, a couple in Shrewsbury, MA wanted to open a Ground Round. When looking to get franchise rights, the...
11/19/2024

This is interesting, a couple in Shrewsbury, MA wanted to open a Ground Round. When looking to get franchise rights, they ended up buying the rights to the whole chain. Possibly in the future, new Ground Round restaurants!

A local couple is reviving a beloved restaurant chain and bringing it back in their hometown of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Joe and Nachi Shea have purchased the rights to The Ground Round — a casual American restaurant chain that had over 200 locations across the United States at its peak. The bra...

It's hard to believe it was 19 years ago this week that my friend and I went down to New York City to patronize the lege...
05/05/2024

It's hard to believe it was 19 years ago this week that my friend and I went down to New York City to patronize the legendary Times Square Howard Johnson's restaurant that had announced it was closing.

Lake George Howard Johnson's will be repurposed soon, according to the Times Union.
08/01/2023

Lake George Howard Johnson's will be repurposed soon, according to the Times Union.

It's sad to watch the decline of Howard Johnson's Massachusetts cousin.
06/23/2023

It's sad to watch the decline of Howard Johnson's Massachusetts cousin.

Employees were at the restaurant Wednesday cleaning up and removing items.

Dang. 18 years ago I went to Lake George Howard Johnson's and got signature rings, and the original ice cream formula wa...
06/07/2023

Dang. 18 years ago I went to Lake George Howard Johnson's and got signature rings, and the original ice cream formula was still being made at that time, too.

Lake George is done. (See last pic taken Memorial Day weekend). There are zero Howard Johnson's restaurants in existence now. 😢

Poster common in Howard Johnson's restaurants in the last 5 years of their lives.
05/07/2023

Poster common in Howard Johnson's restaurants in the last 5 years of their lives.

3 years ago today I was able to take this pic near the closed down restaurant.
09/23/2022

3 years ago today I was able to take this pic near the closed down restaurant.

I miss the stuff you could buy and bring home. Popped up in my memories recently.
06/21/2022

I miss the stuff you could buy and bring home. Popped up in my memories recently.

Howard Johnson's and Sears should have been the kings of retail and restaurants today, but unfortunately the money didn'...
06/13/2022

Howard Johnson's and Sears should have been the kings of retail and restaurants today, but unfortunately the money didn't flow in the right direction. 😥. Great article below:

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. — In truth, the last Howard Johnson’s restaurant closed long before the one in Lake George, New York, did last week. The only thing that particular location had

Timehop reminds me of a visit to the now defunct, last to be open, Howard Johnson's of Lake George, NY. Some old flip ...
06/05/2022

Timehop reminds me of a visit to the now defunct, last to be open, Howard Johnson's of Lake George, NY. Some old flip phone camera pics of this once great location.

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Quincy, MA
02170

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+16174796500

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