Message sign for the now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia. The Afton Mountain location opened in 1948, and operated for fifty years, closing in 1998. This "WELCOME" message has been on the sign since the restaurant closed in 1998.
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Ben Schumin is a professional photographer who captures the intricacies of daily life. This image may be used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0. Please provide artist attribution, as well as a link to the original photo and to the license terms.
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- Author
- Ben Schumin
- Created on
- Thursday 19 May 2011
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- 3648*2736
- Location
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