Steve’s breakdown: UPDATE: Superfans of Howard Johnson’s restaurants can’t let go after the last location closed. https://www.wsj.com/articles/howard-johnsons-superfans-cant-let-go-11655993667?mod=djemCMOToday

 

Who owns the Howard Johnson’s restaurant brand? Don’t ya just have a feeling they’ll be back. You know those companies who buy gone brands? That’s what’s going to happen. Maybe you can you can make that happen?

ALBANY, NY: The last standing Howard Johnson’s restaurant in the United States is closed for business.

The restaurant in Lake George, New York, recently shut its doors and the property is now for lease.

The location had been a popular summer vacation spot for most of the past 70 years.

It’s the end of an era for Howard Johnson fans.

The restaurant, nicknamed HoJo, was once America’s largest restaurant chain. It was a roadside staple in the 1960s and 70s with about a thousand locations.

A part of the legacy still lives on, however. The Howard Johnson’s hotel chain has about 300 locations and is currently owned by hotel giant Wyndham.

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(Mike Groll | AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)