Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge and Restuarant Oklahoma City,OK

Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge located at 400 South Meridian Rd. in Oklahoma City,OK. The restaurant was demolished by the mid early 1990s and replaced with a new building occupied by an independently restaurant operating under the name Louie's Grill and Bar. The motor lodge which opened in the mid to late 1960's has continued to carry the HJ name despite the numerous alterations required over the years. The majority of the changes occurred during the time Cendant owned the HJ name and required many franchisees to make drastic alterations to the properties or drop the HJ brand (which many properties did to avoid unnecessary renovations). The Cendant Corporation made it a point to cover the gate lodge buildings along with the entire exterior of the complexes to be covered with stucco. This motor lodge is a prime example of the franchisee trying to keep the HJ brand going yet clearly enduring a bunch of unnecessary architectural modifications over the years.

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