Graham’s Rib Station
Springfield, Missouri, USA Closed 1995 Graham’s Rib Station was opened in 1932 on Route 66 a young African-American couple, James and Zelma Graham who had fortunately taken their savings out of the bank just a few days before the stock market crash. James Graham died in 1956, but Zelma ran the business until 1996, living […]
Howard Johnsons
Henderson, Kentucky, USA Closed 1990 Built in the 1950s with the iconic Howard Johnson’s sign, this building ceased to operate as a Howard Johnson’s in 1990, became a Chinese restaurant and finally a Los Toribos Mexican restaurant before being demolished in 2019 to make way for a Dollar Tree store. It’s not the sign that […]
Satellite Motel
Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
Closed 1984