Howard Johnson's restaurant to close, leaving only 1 more (Maine)

WRAL/AP ^ | 8/23/2016 | David Sharp

[BradyLS]

I remember those. And we’ve become a nation of very special snowflakes to take any offense to that.

[mountn man]

http://www.stuckeys.com/find-a-stuckeys

[Dr. Sivana]

All you can eat clam strips, mmm...

I forgot another Howard Johnson's memory. Sixth grade class field trip in 1975. We stayed at the Howard Johnson's in Washington, D.C., the one Nixon's team used to listen in on the McGovernites in the Watergate Hotel complex across the street. The HOJO rooms had communicating doors so there was no end of trouble caused.

I nearly ran out of money, having spent it in the game room at the Marriott in Philly, and had to spend my remainder on a loaf of bread and a small jar of peanut butter at the Safeway that was at the ground level of the Watergate. The restaurant there provided me with plastic utensils, so I could eat my peanut butter sandwiches on the way back to Connecticut.

[mountn man]

http://ponderosasteakhouses.com/locations/

[Kickass Conservative]

My Dad had a Flying A Gas Station in the 60’s in Altadena, CA. They were bought out by Phillips 66.

Trivia, Fonzie wore Flying A Mechanic’s Overalls on Happy Days. My Dad still has his “somewhere”.

[hoagy62]

Oh, yeah....Sambo’s. That was a HUGE part of my life growing up. My dad was an assistant manager at one in Spokane. It was my sister’s first job as a hostess at the same place. The food was pretty standard, but good, especially the breakfasts.

[Kickass Conservative]

I think the only Sambos that still exists is in Santa Barbara, CA.

I’ll have to stop there on the way the next time we visit my F-I-L in Solvang.

[mountn man]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuddruckers

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

What about George Webb’s in Wisco?

[eddie willers]

Kresge's

I would go to the Kresge's at Lenox Square (Atlanta Ga... when it was still an open air mall) to get the latest Beatles album the day they came out.

Getting to be fewer of us who remember getting those marvelous records in chronological order and being amazed at how they changed with each one.

Having the whole catalog just thrown out there may be nice, but smelling those new notes fresh out of the oven was something else.

[firebrand]

Sambo’s was no doubt PC’d out of existence.

[mountn man]

There is an Arf N Barf in Richmond, Il and also in Grayslake, Il

[Dr. Sivana]

More for the list:

Childworld (the 1960s equivalent of Toys R Us, which used to be called “Bargain Town”)
Robert Hall’s (where boys got their suits)
Bradlees (northeastern discount house that went up against K-Mart and Caldors).

[mountn man]

In the Midwest and even Florida, there was Bill Knapps.

[cynwoody]

Market Basket and Fuddruckers are still very much alive.

[mountn man]

Still some Maid Rite's left in Iowa.

I just had my first one 2-3 years ago. Didn't think much of it. Next time I was in the area, I tried it again. Better memory this time. Now I like to try and stop when I'm near one.

There is a guy who worked for my buddy, that when we are on the road, heading to Iowa, we will pick him up about 20 of them.

[mountn man]

Color TV and a swimming pool!

You mean TVs of Color, right?

Must speak politically correct.

[mountn man]

Can’t forget Jeff.

[mountn man]

There used to be a Burger Chef in Grand Haven, Mi, that I can remember.

Burger Chef sold out to Hardees

[Kickass Conservative]

Freedomland, Lion Country Safari, POP (Pacific Ocean Park) and The Japanese Deer Park.

I met Dale Robertson at Freedomland when I was a kid.