A vintage postcard (circa 1930-1945) shows the HoJo's on
U.S. Alternate Route I, in Fredericksburg, Va.
Howard Johnson's, or Howard Johnson, was a chain of hotels, motels and restaurants located primarily throughout the United States and Canada. Founded by Howard Johnson, it was the largest restaurant chain in the U.S. throughout the 1960s and 1970s, with more than 1,000 combined company owned and franchised outlets.
Howard Johnson's restaurants were franchised separately from the hotel brand beginning in 1986. The food and beverage rights to the restaurant are currently owned by a worldwide hotel chain.
The restaurants were affectionately referred to as "HoJo" or "HoJo's" and only two HoJo restaurants remain in the world as of March 31, 2015
If you listen carefully, you may still hear the hustle and bustle of the bygone nostalgia...