Howard Johnson's Restaurant

SarahTheRed

Howard Johnson's was an American restaurant chain that rose to popularity in the 1950s and 60s. I thought StrangerVille was a perfect location for this travelers diner. Howard Johnson's are a perfect representation of mid-century commercial design, they have a cool, Route 66 vibe that fits in so well with the world of StrangerVille. Their architecture is so iconic! I also built this lot to work on my roofing skills.

Original Howard Johnson's locations.







StrangerVille's Howard Johnson's location. This lot looks great in Creek Corner Cove.

I love the classic a-frame design. So appreciative of all the mid century stuff in the game.



Front view. The style of the diner is simple and homey.



Back View.



Right view. This was the first time I tried an open kitchen diner counter format.



Left view. I was really inspired by seeing these exact same chairs in interior shots of old Howard Johnson's.



This venue can be found in the gallery under Howard Johnson's. Happy Simming!

rosemow

Your Howard Johnson restaurant is very nice! Very nice A frame exterior design! The flag pole is a nice touch. The plants and greenery on the edges of the build and in the front area are very nice. Very nice layout and furnishing of the interior! The colour scheme is very nice, and very nice floor pattern. It looks very nice the type and placement of the dining tables and chairs. The condiments are great touches on the table tops. The open kitchen design is great! Very nice stools counter area. It is nice that sims can choose either to dine at the dining tables or on the stools at the counter. The pictures, photos and the clock wall art on the walls add a very nice look to the venue. The fish are a great touch on the wall. The walls of windows create a nice light filled venue.
Sims will enjoy dining there

Sireniaxx

I love the look of this restaurant. It's very cool with the angular roofs. You did a great job on the interior, it's very fitting for the time period. :)

Oldeseadogge

Tried looking for it under Howard Johnson's and all variants could think of. All I got was "no results found" or a multidude of sims. Any suggestions? I remember those from way back when as they were the 'go to' place when the family was traveling. Prices were reasonable, food good, and the service fast & friendly. Pity they are no longer with us.

Rouensims

Awesome idea and realization!

wendyology

Amazing build! Roadside sit down restaurants are a dying breed.

Could you link it? I'm also having a hard time finding it.

Hermitgirl

Wow, I want this in my game. Makes me remember childhood road trips... trips to Disney especially. I'll look for it on the gallery. Hope I can find it after the posts above.

Bluegayle

Just click on her link in her signature and you won't be sorry. Wow @SarahTheRed you have some awesome builds there. Just wanted to let some posters here know how easy to find you and now am going back in to follow you. Great job!

SarahTheRed

@Bluegayle Thanks so much! That's very kind of you to say. I've been working hard on my SKILLZ!

SarahTheRed

Here's the gallery link:

https://www.ea.com/en-au/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/F6BDBC9F412B11E98765795DCB646EBF?category=all&searchtype=ea_origin_id&sortby=newest&time=all&searchquery=sarahlacroix&max=50&maxis=false

Oldeseadogge

Tried the link and got to the page, but when tried to download the only thing that happened was that a gearwheel was added to the button. A search under the restaurant name still insists there is nothing there, and the term SarahLaCroix as a hashtag also results in nothing. Evidently the gallery and I don't speak the same language.

Bluegayle

@Oldeseadogge I couldn't get any of the links to work yesterday. I think the gallery was bugged. However it did work for me today.

CaptainStumpy

Nice! Cool build! I did a similar build based on old Denny's Restaurants.

https://ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/877667D401A411E98843ADD8C8E84D99?category=lots&searchtype=ea_origin_id&sortby=newest&time=all&searchquery=CaptainStumpy&max=50&maxis=false

Oldeseadogge

Link still does not work other than getting me to a page that will not execute the download button. At least there was no gearwheel this time. gallery itself does not respond to 'SarahLaCroix' as a hashtag, and she is certainly not an item name. Howard Johnson's in item name still gets the no results. I did better with 'bandersnatch', though not the creature from Lewis Carrol's work.

This is leaving the realm of frustration and entering that of aggravation.

Not even launching a game worked. It did for the Denny's though. Something must be busted with the HoJo's.

SarahTheRed

The link works for me at the moment, but I find the online gallery unreliable. My ID in the in game gallery is SarahLaCroix. I'm always having problems with lots not showing up!

Oldeseadogge

Sounds like we are having the same isssue with said gallery. I think the game is trying to drive us bats (but better a long drive than a short putt). I gave up, shut it all down, not just that particular save, quit altogether and went to bed. It is a new day, a new launch, and the HoJo's is in my library. In defiance of all EA's efforts, have put it onto a lot in Willow Creek. Very nice work! That was always the restaurant of choice on family motor trips as we knew it meant good food, excellent service and fair prices. Often there was a motor lodge as well, which got our business if the visit was at a time when we needed that as well as a meal. Good times, good memories, and we are the poorer that they are gone.