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 remained on the sign since the restaurant closed in 1998.
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