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Article: Howard Johnson's restaurants ride into the twilight
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- May 16, 2005
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BANGOR, Maine -- The orange roof is long gone and the Simple Simon
plaque is history. The famous 28 flavors of ice cream have dwindled
to 16 varieties.
But at least the Howard Johnson name sits atop the building, which
is a lot more than hundreds of one-time Howard Johnson's eateries can
say. The venerable chain once had more than 800 restaurants from
coast to coast, but these days you can count them on two hands.
Some fear that HoJo's and its trademark orange roofs, fried clams
and timeless air will soon go the way of the Studebaker, a victim of
modern times and increased competition. If that happens, an icon of
American dining and one of the nation's first full-service restaurant
chains ...