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In 1969, Howard Johnson's opened up a bar and grill called the Ground Round in Massachusetts. It became hugely popular, and at its height, had over 200 locations.
Howard Johnson's restaurant entrance with emblematic weather vane. Johnson wanted to expand his company, but the stock market crash of 1929 prevented this. After waiting a few years and maintaining his business, Johnson persuaded an acquaintance in 1935 to open a second Howard Johnson's restaurant in Orleans, Massachusetts. [16]
Ground Round Grill & Bar is an American casual dining restaurant chain that was founded in 1969 in Massachusetts [1] by Howard Johnson's. [2] Originally intended as a secondary concept to upgrade poorly performing units of Howard Johnson's, it also operated on a standalone basis and became a major growth focus for Howard Johnson after the 1973 oil crisis hurt its other concepts.
Howard Johnson's – a restaurant chain that featured an iconic orange rooftop, reasonably priced, consistent-quality menu items; founded in 1929 by Howard Deering Johnson in Quincy, Massachusetts; at its cultural peak, it served more meals outside of the family home than any entity except for the US Army; in 1979 it had 1,040 locations, but ...
1. Howard Johnson’s. In the 1960s, you’d be hard pressed to find one of the 1,000-plus Howard Johnson restaurant parking lot that wasn’t full at lunchtime.Now, there’s only one left ...
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Billy’s Bar-B-Q started in 1978, serving ribs, pulled pork, beef brisket, mutton, chicken wings and sides.
The first Howard Johnson's restaurant was established in Wollaston in 1925. The city of Quincy has placed a stone marker next to the Wollaston MBTA station parking lot designating that location as the original site of the first Howard Johnson's. This building was torn down before the opening of the new Wollaston station in 1971.