Howard Johnson's, New England, 1940s/1950s Rail Courtesy Private Collecton

Courtesy Private Collecton

Established in 1906

holding a writing quill and a noticeboard

The menu includes a dish with Reforme sauce

The prices suggest that it's from the 1940s but the menu cover seems much more modern

Howard Johnson's, New England, 1940s/1950s Rail Courtesy Private CollectonKnown as the landmark for hungry Americans, these orange roofed Howard Johnsons restaurants stretched from Maine to New York. Food was high quality, cheap and plentiful. This is a beautifully designed menu cover, which we think dates from the late 40s or 50s, in the chains colors of green and orange and the many and varied graphics are really elegant. Courtesy Lou Greenstein Each print is accompanied by a copy of the interior menu where available. We