SUNDAY DINNER AT HOWARD JOHNSON'S........The 1950's.
Welcome to another edition of 'Tablescape Thursday" hosted by our talented inspirationSusan...
You know the drill.....stop by Susan's for a whole long list of
other talented participants....
Now for a little nostalgia.....Let's step back into the 1950's with a
Sunday dinner at every one's favorite......HoJo...
Here I am on Easter Sunday 1954.....outside a Howard Johnson's somewhere inJersey......it was a big deal back in 1954....to go eat at the HoJo...
Let's step inside and see what's on the menu.....
Do you remember eating at your local Howard Johnson's.... 
Oh look signature dishes.........No I didn't swipe these the last time I ate there..... 
I recently acquired this little plate that sat underneath their ice cream glasses...
We also found these adorable individual creamer containers....
Let's step inside and see what's on the menu.....
Do you remember eating at your local Howard Johnson's....I do....
I always got the fried clams.....or better yet a delicacy of the 1950's..
shrimp or chicken croquettes.....
I remember the shrimp one coming with a strange orange colored sauce...
but it was awfully good!!
Oh look signature dishes.........No I didn't swipe these the last time I ate there.....Thanks to E-Bay...
The Boss bought me an entire place setting....
In mint condition it is the prize of my diner china collection....
Not cheap.....I am very glad these weren't sitting on the table when the fan gave way.....
I recently acquired this little plate that sat underneath their ice cream glasses...
We also found these adorable individual creamer containers....with the original paper lids....
Never eaten on ever......these sit in a glass curio cabinet when not being 
The whole set.....
the Chili Bowl.....sitting on top of a
the Famous "Pie Man'....
Never eaten on ever......these sit in a glass curio cabinet when not beingphotographed....
The whole set.....
the Chili Bowl.....sitting on top of asandwich plate....
Did anyone see the Anthony Bourdain episode on the Travel Network where he
ate a bad grilled cheese sandwich with stale potato chips at the
Howard Johnson's on the boardwalk in
Asbury Park...New Jersey.....
that's the one I used to got to....
the Famous "Pie Man'....this is the soup bowl....
A larger cream pitcher....
The color scheme that you could see from 2 miles away....
A larger cream pitcher....
The color scheme that you could see from 2 miles away....Orange and Blue....
And finally.....the downfall of Howard Johnson's on the Boardwalk in
And finally.....the downfall of Howard Johnson's on the Boardwalk inAsbury Park.....
In the 1960's when I was a teen my Grandmother moved to the Jersey Shore to live with my uncle....My mother would take me out of school on occasion to go visit her....
On the long ride home we would always stop at this location....
Back then the boardwalk was full of life.....not disrepair....
I would get that grilled cheese sandwich but back then the chips were fresh...
We even used to sit in the same area where Anthony Bourdain sat...
Right in the front window over looking the ocean....
It's a fond memory of my childhood.....
I hope it brought back some memories for you too!!
Thanks for stopping in.....
Comments
Christi
Such fun to see the early pics and then a nicely made up table.
Blessings,
d from HomeHaven
xoxo
Julie
Oh....and your dishes are cute too. ;-)
- The Tablescaper
DD
Great post, Sue..love the dishes..quite the collector's item..don't use the cream though..:)
~tina
♥, Susan
What a stroll down memory lane ~ we didn't have any HoJo's near us until I was an adult, but growing up in the same period of time that you did -your post still struck a nostalgic chord with me. ((hugs))
Oh I do remember the fried Clams ~ years later I would order those, too! :) xo
Cool collection!
Joyce
How fun!
~Liz
.....Little Boy Blue Peas on the children's menu....hummmm guess that may be why Mom and Dad stopped
for a late dinner!
...just to get me to eat veggies.
Manuela
Hugz ...Betty