At Large Glam Overpass
posted by on March 10 at 13:04 PM
This overpasses/rest stop I’m sitting in—along the highway between Madison, Wisconsin, and Chicago—has free wi-fi, a Starbucks, and cleanish bathrooms. It’s pretty glamorous, for a highway overpass. It looks like an nicer, newish airport in here.
This doesn’t have anything to do with anything, of course. Just sayin’.
I remember when every oasis was a Howard Johnson's, we'd stop every time at the Forest Lake (or Lake Forest) one.
Then in the 80's they got really sketchy.
Who doesnt love that overpass/rest stop?
They must have redone it. It used to look like a truck stop/food court. It was pretty neat, even then.
And it no longer has that annoying warm breakfast sandwich odor.
But the rest stops on the OH turnpike rock. They're the best ones between Chicago and NYC.
Whatever did happen to HoJo's, anyway? That always used to be the highlight of a road trip. Did they get bought out by the Mormon Church or something?
I'm surprised it's not in Idaho...I'm sure Larry Craig would love to give rest stops all the class of airports.
I am sure your son appreciates this post.
At least he can see where you prefer to spend your time.
As far as I know Howard Johnson is still around, its just that they no longer have that fantabulous tacky orange glow that pulls drivers in off the highway like moths to a streetlamp.
HoJo's changed hands numerous times in the 80's, with each new owner taking something they wanted, until finally it is the generic mess it is now.
A shame, really - they pioneered a lot of stuff that even the highend hotels do now.
I worked at the Iowa City and Bloomington MN, Hojos. Great fun, and both now gone.
We need more retail on our overpasses between downtown and capitol/first hill here in Seattle.
Just sayin.
Where's the looooove for Stuckey's? Can't have a HoJo's discussion without Stuckey's pecan logs and their strangely-nasty-yet-yummy hamburgers.
how cute; I'm a Ho-Jo alumnus as well!
My Ho-Jo in Topeka was such a dump that it lost its franchise and turned into a Liberty Inn, which is NOT a chain...
My fondest memory: super hot sex in the back office at 1am with a super hunky guest who was in town to sell saddles..
ZEXY!
If anyone in politics tries to wrong Oregon and Washington in the future, we have the best weapon.
We'll smile and give them Shari's.
They will never wrong us again.
I love you, ecce.
Ecce! I was so busy waxing nostalgic, I didn't even see you standing there glowering.
How are those new wipes working out for you? Are they helping with the chafing?
Oh, and I've been saving those Metamucil coupons for you. I'll try to bring them by this weekend, along with the roach spray you were looking for. Did they ever turn your cell phone back on, or do I have to leave them with the nurse like I did the last time?
It's called an "Oasis," right?
Yes! An oasis... nothing finer. Or more cheesy.
@13 That's hot.
When I lived in chicago I would pass underneath the overpass whenever I would return to the motherland (madison) glad to see it looks so cool. It seemed to be underconstruction for an eternity.
If I knew you were coming I'da baked a cake.
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