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What had been the lone remaining Howard Johnson’s restaurant is gone — and with it a slice of roadside baby boomer Americana that inspired the Max Apple book “The Oranging of America.”
Howard Johnson's restaurants once stretched across America. The chain's final location, located in Lake George, New York, has closed for good.
The Howard Johnson’s restaurant in this upstate New York resort village — the last of the once-pervasive eateries serving food under orange roofs with blue spires — is closed.
LAKE GEORGE — The Howard Johnson’s restaurant in this upstate New York resort village — the last of the once-pervasive eateries serving food under orange roofs with blue spires —
Restaurants in Lake Placid, New York and Bangor, Maine closed in 2015 and 2016, respectively.