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 ...

Began as an ice cream shop and grew into the largest U.S. restaurant chain (1,000+ locations) by the 1970s. Success relied ...

Howard Johnson's got its start in ice cream in the 1920s and eventually became a full-service restaurant. With the emergence of cross-country road trips after the completion of U.S. Highway 66, ...

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 ...

Celebrate 100 years of Howard Johnson’s with retro hotels, classic ice cream, and the quirky launch of fried clam–inspired ...

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — The closing of one of the last two Howard Johnson restaurants in a couple of weeks will mark the end of its fried clam strips, ice cream and other menu staples that nourished baby ...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — One of the three remaining Howard Johnson's restaurants still in business has been sold and will close after a nearly 60-year run in a New York village. Mike Butler, owner of ...

The restaurant and hotel chain is bringing back one of its "legendary menu items" for consumers to enjoy all over again ...

A Howard Johnson Motor Lodge opened in Fond du Lac in 1972, featuring 120 rooms, a restaurant, and a cocktail lounge. The motel served as a community hub, hosting events ranging from state conventions ...