Tabletop Americana: HoJo Motor Lodge

Two really nice recent additions to my Howard Johnson collection.

Each given to me this Christmas by my friends Noreen and Jimmy.  

As is the case with others, they nailed my taste level perfectly.

Hojo, Convention Hall & The Asbury Inn

1960s Asbury Park Postcards.

1940 - 1970: With Love From New Jersey

Postcard memories of The Garden State and its many attractions: 1940-1970.

HoJo: Happiest Thought On Wheels

1950s and 60s ads for Howard Johnson's roadside restaurants.

Storytown USA & Lake George, New York

Vintage images of this lakeside amusement town and its many colors. Having been there quite a few times with my grandparents in the 1970s and later, I can say that (even decades later) it had not changed a whole lot from these 1950s and 1960s photos.

Meet Me At Howard Johnson's

Some Howard Johnson's Restaurant items from my collection: A toy bank, a Plasticville train set model, a dinner plate and an ice cream bowl (given to me by the last owner of the last HoJo in NJ at the Asbury Park boardwalk).

Howard Johnson's Asbury Park