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FakeNoose

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23. There are so many HoJo wannabe's out there, it really isn't the end

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu Jun 2, 2022, 01:06 PM

Jun 2022

Howard Johnson Restaurants may be out of business, but their copiers and competitors are mostly doing very well.

Here in Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania we have Eat N' Park, Bob Evans, Denny's, Applebee's, and Primanti Brothers that are copies of the Howard Johnson blueprint. Each chain is slightly different and each has its own signature specialty, but they are similar in most aspects.

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The Last Howard Johnson's Restaurant In America Is Officially Closed [View all] packman Jun 2022 OP

It was trying to rebrand as "HoJo's" that made them look too desperate. Bucky Jun 2022 #1

Last one below a strip club. So. Really was a HO Jo's Captain Zero Jun 2022 #2

Good Memories Throck Jun 2022 #3

The founder must be rolling in his grave! Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2022 #4

Whenever we would visit my grandparents in Oklahoma City, Aristus Jun 2022 #5

The Howard Johnson hotel line still exists Wednesdays Jun 2022 #12

I hate when pieces of history disappear FoxNewsSucks Jun 2022 #6

We did too... 2naSalit Jun 2022 #28

I remember Sambo's FoxNewsSucks Jun 2022 #37

My mother used to date Howard Johnson, back in the '30s. Tracer Jun 2022 #7

wow! A connection to a real bit of American social history! renate Jun 2022 #32

That's just a few miles north of me and I didn't know nuxvomica Jun 2022 #8

Guess that means the one oswaldactedalone Jun 2022 #9

And Pan Am as his choice for getting there. Xavier Breath Jun 2022 #24

My grandfather ran the Red coach chain for HJ. thatdemguy Jun 2022 #10

We used to eat at RC in miami XanaDUer2 Jun 2022 #11

Jacques Pepin is probably mourning, rsdsharp Jun 2022 #13

Ah, good reference packman Jun 2022 #17

So many family road trips in the station wagon in the '60s and early '70s crickets Jun 2022 #14

Denny's seems to have replaced them LeftInTX Jun 2022 #31

Better than McDs but not the same vibe at all. crickets Jun 2022 #33

I would drive between WI and TX in the early 80's (by myself) LeftInTX Jun 2022 #35

Nothing wrong with Denny's. crickets Jun 2022 #36

There's a Howard Johnson's, Ethel EYESORE 9001 Jun 2022 #15

OH GAWD, Frank Zappa - Billy - Bong memories packman Jun 2022 #19

I used to ride my bike to the one in Quincy. lpbk2713 Jun 2022 #16

Wah! Me. Jun 2022 #18

ah man...a big part of my childhood... bahboo Jun 2022 #20

I loved their fried clams when I was a kid! bif Jun 2022 #21

Same. 😊 n/t OneGrassRoot Jun 2022 #27

For me...... MyOwnPeace Jun 2022 #22

There are so many HoJo wannabe's out there, it really isn't the end FakeNoose Jun 2022 #23

My parents have always avoided franchise restaurants. They still do. hunter Jun 2022 #25

One of my favorite childhood memories was the time my parents rsdsharp Jun 2022 #26

Many of my favorite childhood memories are from times my parents had to improvise... hunter Jun 2022 #38

We stopped once..."Divinity"..LOL LeftInTX Jun 2022 #30

That's looks so sad. crickets Jun 2022 #34

Just like Farrells Ice Cream Parlour. Xolodno Jun 2022 #29