A retro diner with booths and tables is bathed in early or late sunlight - Ignatiev/Getty Images In 2022, the last restaurant in a chain that spanned nearly 100 years of history closed its doors in ...

"Howard Johnson's, founded near Boston in 1925 by Howard D. Johnson, was once the biggest restaurant chain in the country, ...

NMAH copy Purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment. "The story of the Howard Johnson's restaurant chain"-- Provided by publisher. "Howard Johnson created an orange-roofed empire of ice cream stands ...

For millions of travelers across the country, Howard Johnson remains synonymous with wholesome family road trips and relatively inexpensive hotel dinners. Among the oldest and most well-loved hotel ...