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[Trey Strain Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Trey Strain]

Only two Howard Johnson's now remain.

https://www.yahoo.com/food/one-of-th...326645547.html

[Mister Ed Horse of a Different Color Find all posts View Profile Close Mister Ed]

Odd, I thought there was a Howard Johnson's here in Portland. (Though I guess my impression was that it was a motel, not a restaurant, so maybe that's a separate thing.)

[Trey Strain Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Trey Strain]

I seem to recall reading recently that 50 Blockbusters are still open, but I can't find an update on that.

[Trey Strain Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Trey Strain]

This one is kinda surprising.

http://www.onthemedia.org/story/why-...dial-internet/

[Big Daddy Dave Skywalker Moisture Farmer Find all posts View Profile Close Big Daddy Dave Skywalker]

Only two Howard Johnson's now remain.

https://www.yahoo.com/food/one-of-th...326645547.html

That's sad. My grandparents used to take me there when I was a kid. They loved that chain. It was the place to go in their 20s and 30s. I have good memories going with them there.

Now I want my grandparents back. Thanks for making me sad dickhead!

[Space Cop The Dandy Find all posts View Profile Close Space Cop]

Odd, I thought there was a Howard Johnson's here in Portland. (Though I guess my impression was that it was a motel, not a restaurant, so maybe that's a separate thing.)

Check it out. Maybe it changed names. There's one in my neighborhood and it still looks the same (still has the HoJo roof), but it was bought out years ago.

[Mister Ed Horse of a Different Color Find all posts View Profile Close Mister Ed]

I checked on-line. Howard Johnson Hotels is still going strong, apparently. There are four locations in Oregon, alone. 30 in California. Looks like hundreds total, all over the world (list here). It must just be the restaurants that are almost gone.

[Space Cop The Dandy Find all posts View Profile Close Space Cop]

It's funny but when I read the title for this, I thought it was going to be a repeat of Mister Weirdo's obit thread. My second thought was that it might be some kind of literary thread. No time (before I read post #1) did I think "I bet it's about the phasing out of HoJos."

[Mister.Weirdo Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Mister.Weirdo]

It's funny but when I read the title for this, I thought it was going to be a repeat of Mister Weirdo's obit thread. My second thought was that it might be some kind of literary thread. No time (before I read post #1) did I think "I bet it's about the phasing out of HoJos."

Ha! When I read the title, I thought it would be a ritual / spiritual thread. Honestly I have no idea why I thought that.

[Space Cop The Dandy Find all posts View Profile Close Space Cop]

Ha! When I read the title, I thought it would be a ritual / spiritual thread. Honestly I have no idea why I thought that.

Yeah, it does almost sound like a Buddhist title.

[Mister.Weirdo Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Mister.Weirdo]

Yeah, it does almost sound like a Buddhist title.

Spysmasher's clearly embracing his monk roots.

[Trey Strain Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Trey Strain]

Restaurants that are shutting down rapidly: TCBY, Tony Roma's, Quizno's, Black Angus, Bennigan's.

[Mister Ed Horse of a Different Color Find all posts View Profile Close Mister Ed]

I have fond memories of TCBY and Quizno's, not so much the others.

[Trey Strain Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Trey Strain]

The last Deb Shops closed on March 30.

Abercrombie & Fitch, Aeropostale and American Eagle stores are closing all over.

[TazzMission Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close TazzMission]

I have fond memories of TCBY and Quizno's,

we still have those where i live believe it or not

im not sure if anyone out of state would know of a store called venture but that was a big chain in il only to be extinct in like 98ish basicly it was what walmart is currently

also suprisngly we dont have a lot of burger kings like we use to. kind of funny how things change