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Cupola on the former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, opening in 1948 and closing in 1998. The restaurant has been abandoned ever since.

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Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [02]

Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [03]

Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [01]

Cluster of mostly-defunct businesses on Afton Mountain

Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [04]

Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [05]

Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [06]

Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [01]

Weed growing between stone pavers

Utility pole at Skyline Parkway Motel

Skyline Parkway Motel [04]

Skyline Parkway Motel [03]

Broken window at Skyline Parkway Motel

Skyline Parkway Motel [02]

Sign for Howard Johnson's Restaurant

Skyline Parkway Motel [01]

"WEL COME" at Afton Howard Johnson's

Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [03]

Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [02]

Skyline Parkway Motor Court gate lodge

Afton Overlook sign

Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [07]

"Nick and Adam"

Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [08]

Skyline Parkway Motel following arson fire

Full moon over Afton Overlook [02]

Full moon over Afton Overlook [01]

View from Buena Vista overlook [01]

View from 20-Minute Cliff overlook [02]

View from Buena Vista overlook [02]

View from 20-Minute Cliff overlook [01]

Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 7

Humpback Rock, viewed from below

Cliff over the Blue Ridge Parkway [02]

Thorns across a rock

Cliff over the Blue Ridge Parkway [01]

Sable at House Mountain overlook [03]

Sable at Purgatory Mountain overlook [02]

View, House Mountain

Sable at House Mountain overlook [01]

View from House Mountain overlook

Sign at Otter Lake

Sable at House Mountain overlook [02]

View from Purgatory Mountain overlook [03]

View of James River from Harry Flood Byrd Bridge

Harry Flood Byrd Bridge [01]

View from Purgatory Mountain overlook [02]

Plants at Purgatory Mountain overlook

View, Purgatory Mountain

Sable at Purgatory Mountain overlook [01]

View from Purgatory Mountain overlook [01]

Harry Flood Byrd Bridge [02]

Gentex auto-dimming mirror

Plaque at Raven's Roost overlook

View from Raven's Roost

View from 20-Minute Cliff overlook [03]

Stream at Yankee Horse Ridge [01]

Stream at Yankee Horse Ridge [01]

Stream at Yankee Horse Ridge [01]

Stream at Yankee Horse Ridge [01]

Mercury Sable with ground lighting illuminated [01]

Stream at Yankee Horse Ridge [01]

Mercury Sable with ground lighting illuminated [02]

Small waterfall

Sign marking Buena Vista

Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway

View from 20-Minute Cliff overlook [04]

Marine Corps War Memorial

Netherlands Carillon

The Inn at Afton [03]

The Inn at Afton [02]

The Inn at Afton [01]

Abandoned motel guest building [22]

Abandoned motel guest building [21]

Abandoned motel guest building [20]

Abandoned motel guest building [19]

Abandoned motel guest building [18]

Abandoned motel guest building [17]

Abandoned motel guest building [16]

Abandoned motel guest building [15]

Abandoned motel guest building [14]

Abandoned motel guest building [13]

Abandoned motel guest building [12]

Abandoned motel guest building [11]

Abandoned motel guest building [10]

Abandoned motel guest building [09]

Abandoned motel guest building [08]

Abandoned motel guest building [07]

Abandoned motel guest building [06]

Abandoned motel guest building [05]

Abandoned motel guest building [04]

Abandoned motel guest building [03]

Abandoned motel guest building [02]

Abandoned motel guest building [01]

Afton Mountain Convenience Store [04]

Afton Mountain Convenience Store [03]

Afton Mountain Convenience Store [02]

Afton Mountain Convenience Store [01]

Skyline Parkway Motel message sign

Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [05]

Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [04]

Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [03]

Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [02]

Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [01]

Cluster of defunct businesses on Afton Mountain

Abandoned motel guest building [23]

Peeling paint on brick

Posted No Trespassing in window of abandoned motel

Fallen drywall on abandoned motel guest building

View from Humpback Rock [05]

Hikers on Humpback Rock [01]

View of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Humpback Rock

View from Humpback Rock [07]

Humpback Rock trail

View from Humpback Rock [08]

Graffiti on Humpback Rock

Carving on Humpback Rock [04]

View from Humpback Rock [06]

Hikers on Humpback Rock [02]

Directional sign near Humpback Rock overlook

Carving on Humpback Rock [05]

Photographer on Humpback Rock

First view of Humpback Rock

Carving on Humpback Rock [03]

Tree lichen [03]

Tree lichen [02]

"WELCOME" lettering on former Howard Johnson's sign

Cupola base on former Howard Johnson's restaurant

Trail blaze on Humpback Rock trail

Tree lichen [01]

Carving on Humpback Rock [01]

Woman on Humpback Rock

Carving on Humpback Rock [02]

Flowers on Humpback Rock

View from Humpback Rock [01]

View from Humpback Rock [02]

View from Humpback Rock [03]

View from Humpback Rock [04]

"WELCOME" sign at former Howard Johnson's restaurant [01]

"WELCOME" sign at former Howard Johnson's restaurant [02]

Former tourist information center building

Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [06]

Humpback Rock [01]

Humpback Rock [02]

Speed camera on Twinbrook Parkway [01]

Speed camera on Twinbrook Parkway [02]

Speed camera on Twinbrook Parkway [03]

Speed camera on Twinbrook Parkway [04]

Speed camera on Twinbrook Parkway [05]

Speed camera on Twinbrook Parkway [06]

Speed camera on Twinbrook Parkway [07]

Skyline Drive [01]

Skyline Drive [02]

Footprints on Skyline Drive bridge [01]

Footprints on Skyline Drive bridge [02]

Skyline Drive barricade

Road between Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway

Discarded "Oklahoma" record

Teddy Roosevelt Island bridge

Buena Vista overlook [01]

Buena Vista overlook [02]

Buena Vista overlook [03]

Otter Lake [01]

Otter Lake [02]

Kia Soul on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Sign for Otter Lake

Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [01]

Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [02]

Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [03]

Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [04]

Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [05]

Buena Vista overlook [04]

House Mountain overlook [01]

House Mountain overlook [02]

Rice Mountain overlook

Otter Lake [03]

Otter Lake [04]

Grounds of the James River Visitor Center [01]

Grounds of the James River Visitor Center [02]

Grounds of the James River Visitor Center [03]

Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [06]

Harry Flood Byrd Memorial Bridge [07]

Roanoke River Bridge

Roanoke River overlook

Moti's Market [01]

Moti's Market [02]

Metrobus 4223 at Twinbrook station [01]

Metrobus 4223 at Twinbrook station [02]

George Washington Memorial Parkway

"George Bush is a reptile"

Gamewell Century pull station [01]

Gamewell Century pull station [02]

Gamewell Century pull station [03]

Melissa takes a selfie

Pro-Trump graffiti [01]

Former tourist information center

Pro-Trump graffiti [02]

MTA Maryland New Flyer D40LF

Temporary street signs [03]

Temporary street signs [02]

Temporary street signs [01]

Shelf full of Mountain Dew

Signage on cooler door at Sheetz

Remains of a teepee near Rockfish Gap [01]

Remains of a teepee near Rockfish Gap [02]

Remains of a teepee near Rockfish Gap [03]

Remains of a teepee near Rockfish Gap [04]

Remains of a teepee near Rockfish Gap [05]

Remains of a teepee near Rockfish Gap [06]

Interstate 64 near Rockfish Gap [01]

Interstate 64 near Rockfish Gap [02]

Interstate 64 near Rockfish Gap [03]

Interstate 64 near Rockfish Gap [04]

Interstate 64 near Rockfish Gap [05]

The Inn at Afton, October 2020 [01]

The Inn at Afton, October 2020 [02]

The Inn at Afton, October 2020 [03]

The Inn at Afton, October 2020 [04]

The Inn at Afton, October 2020 [05]

The Inn at Afton, October 2020 [06]

Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, October 2020

Skyline Parkway Motor Court guest building, October 2020

Water storage tank on Afton Mountain

Traffic light gantry at Fairfax County Parkway and Sunrise Valley Drive [01]

Traffic light gantry at Fairfax County Parkway and Sunrise Valley Drive [02]

Traffic light gantry at Fairfax County Parkway and Sunrise Valley Drive [03]

Traffic light gantry at Fairfax County Parkway and Sunrise Valley Drive [04]

Traffic light gantry at Fairfax County Parkway and Sunrise Valley Drive [05]

Traffic light gantry at Fairfax County Parkway and Sunrise Valley Drive [06]

SpectrAlert Advance at The Inn at Afton

Woomy looks at The Inn at Afton

Rubbernecking on the Capital Beltway

Communications antenna near Sandy Point [02]

Communications antenna near Sandy Point [01]

Trading cards no longer sold in-store at Target

Target in Martinsburg, West Virginia

Signage at intersection of US 58 and VA 308

Interstate 95 through downtown Richmond [02]

Interstate 95 through downtown Richmond [03]

Interstate 95 through downtown Richmond [01]

Chopped liver at Parkway Deli

Place where a plaque used to be at Ravens Roost overlook [03]

View from Greenstone Overlook [02]

View from Greenstone Overlook [04]

Rockfish Valley Overlook sign

View from Ravens Roost overlook [01]

View from Ravens Roost overlook [02]

Ravens Roost overlook

View from Greenstone Overlook [03]

Elyse looks out of a Honda HR-V

Place where a plaque used to be at Ravens Roost overlook [01]

View from Greenstone Overlook [01]

View from Ravens Roost overlook [03]

Place where a plaque used to be at Ravens Roost overlook [02]

View from Afton Overlook [02]

View from Afton Overlook [03]

Sign at Humpback Rocks visitor center [02]

Sign at Humpback Rocks visitor center [01]

View from Rockfish Valley Overlook [01]

View from Rockfish Valley Overlook [02]

View from Afton Overlook [01]

Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [05]

Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [01]

The Inn at Afton, September 2022 [04]

Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [03]

Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [04]

The Inn at Afton, September 2022 [03]

Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [06]

Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [09]

The Inn at Afton, September 2022 [01]

The Inn at Afton, September 2022 [02]

Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [02]

Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [07]

Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, September 2022 [08]

Afton Mountain, viewed from Rockfish Gap [01]

Afton Mountain, viewed from Rockfish Gap [02]

Neyland Drive and James White Parkway

Interchange between US 11 and VA 262

Tile mosaic at Cathedral Parkway-110th Street station

Column at Cathedral Parkway-110th Street station

Stairs at Cathedral Parkway-110th Street station

Column at Hoyt Street station

Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [04]

Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [05]

Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [06]

Gamewell fire alarm box in Ridgewood, New Jersey [07]

Smoky conditions along I-95 [03]

Car accident on GW Parkway [01]

Car accident on GW Parkway [02]

Car accident on GW Parkway [03]

Exit 225 on Interstate 81 [01]

Exit 225 on Interstate 81 [02]

Exit 225 on Interstate 81 [03]

Exit 225 on Interstate 81 [04]

Motel 6 near Staunton, Virginia

Holiday Inn near Staunton, Virginia

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Author: Ben Schumin

Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0

Created on: Wednesday 10 September 2003

Dimensions: 1511*1843

Albums: Photos by date / 2003
Photos by date / 2003 / Afton Mountain, September 10, 2003
Photos by location / Virginia / Augusta County / Afton Mountain
Photos by subject / Howard Johnson's
Photos by subject / Restaurants

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