Oyo Hotel & Casino is a casino hotel near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise , Nevada , United States . It is owned by Highgate and Oyo Hotels & Homes , and its casino is operated by Paragon Gaming . It is located east of the Strip and next to the former site of the Tropicana resort. The hotel has 696 rooms with a 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m) casino.
129-595: The property originally opened on July 26, 1973, as a Howard Johnson's hotel. Since then, it has changed ownership and names several times, most recently operating as the Hotel San Remo (1989–2006) and the Hooters Casino Hotel (2006–2019), the latter in partnership with the Hooters restaurant chain. The hotel includes the original 10-story tower and an 18-story addition added in 1991. The hotel
258-684: A division champion in the playoffs (later matched by the Colts in 2009 , Steelers in 2010 , and the Seahawks again in 2013 , with the 2013 Seahawks being the only one of the four to win the Super Bowl). Off a first-round bye , Seattle defeated the sixth-seeded Washington Redskins , 20–10, before eliminating the fifth-seeded Carolina Panthers , 34–14, in the NFC Championship Game . These were Seattle's first playoff victories since
387-508: A "Rise 'N' Dine" continental breakfast at some economy-limited service locations. The chain abolished the multiple price tiers by 2015. Despite the hotel chain surviving into the 21st century, its number of locations have significantly dropped in recent years (there are fewer than 140 Howard Johnson hotels left in the United States, where the chain originated). As of May 2024, there are combined 280 Howard Johnson branded properties with
516-586: A "bridging the eras" moment, Steelers cornerback Willie Williams was the last remaining player to have been on the Steelers last Super Bowl team, their Super Bowl XXX loss to the Dallas Cowboys following the 1995 season . (Defensive backs coach Darren Perry was also a player on the Super Bowl XXX team. Both were starters in that game.) Ironically, Williams, who was in his second stint with
645-614: A "lifestyle, entertainment-driven boutique hotel". Analysts called the agreement "curious" given Hooters's poor earnings performance. The deal fell through in June 2008 when Hedwigs failed to make a required payment. Profits fell again that year, due to the Great Recession . With revenue declining, the casino began defaulting on loan payments in April 2009. Canpartners Realty Holding Co., a subsidiary of Canyon Capital , bought up much of
774-615: A Howard Johnson eatery in Dover, Delaware , refused service to Komla Agbeli Gbedemah , the finance minister of Ghana , prompting a public apology from President Dwight D. Eisenhower . The Congress of Racial Equality , or CORE, was instrumental in organizing protests and sit-ins at Howard Johnson locations in multiple states. The city of Durham, North Carolina , became notable as a focus for action against segregated restaurants and hotels, including Howard Johnson's. On 12 August 1962, attorney and civil rights activist Floyd McKissick initiated
903-700: A Howard Johnson's location in Cicero, Illinois , during his time as a student activist for CORE. By 7 December 1962, the Howard Johnson Company issued a statement to the press opposing racial segregation in its restaurants, citing its corporate policy against discrimination: "Where it has been possible to change the operation of our company-operated restaurants in the South to conform to our national policy of service without discrimination, this has been done." The letter, written in conjunction with CORE and
1032-464: A Seattle touchdown to cut the lead 14–10. But Pittsburgh responded with Antwaan Randle El 's 43-yard touchdown pass to Hines Ward , the first time a wide receiver threw a touchdown pass in a Super Bowl, to clinch the game in the fourth quarter. Ward, who caught 5 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 18 yards, was named Super Bowl MVP . The officiating in Super Bowl XL
1161-525: A Super Bowl. The Steelers rushing attack was powered by an offensive line led by Pro Bowl guard Alan Faneca and Pro Bowl reserve center Jeff Hartings . The Steelers defense ranked fourth in the NFL, giving up 284.0 total yards per game. The Pittsburgh defense was led by its linebacking corps: Joey Porter , James Farrior , Clark Haggans , and Larry Foote . Porter led all NFL linebackers with 10.5 quarterback sacks and also recorded two interceptions and
1290-504: A company executive who closed them. In 1969, Johnson again tried a new restaurant concept, Ground Round . It was successful. Although not a Howard Johnson's restaurant, the Ground Round chain was company-owned and franchised, thus increasing the Howard Johnson Company profit. The 28 flavors of ice cream and piggybank-sensitive meal prices made it possible to lure families. The company also started some child-friendly promotions. One
1419-690: A conference championship game and the Super Bowl since the NFL expanded to a 12-team playoff format in 1990 . Under Bill Cowher 's reign as head coach since 1992 , the Steelers had been one of the top teams in the NFL, making the playoffs in 10 out of his 14 seasons, advancing to the AFC Championship Game six times, and making an appearance in Super Bowl XXX , losing to the Dallas Cowboys 27–17. After having finished
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#17328021544991548-425: A fumble recovery. Haggans tallied 9 sacks and 40 tackles, while Farrior added a team-high 119 tackles to go with his 2 sacks and one fumble recovery. In the secondary, free safety Chris Hope led the team with three interceptions, while Pro Bowl safety Troy Polamalu , the team's top threat in the defensive backfield, notched 91 tackles, 3 sacks, two fumble recoveries, and two interceptions. The Steelers became just
1677-591: A low point in 1996 , when then-owner Ken Behring announced his intention to move the team to the Los Angeles area. The team's fortunes began to turn in 1997 , when Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen bought the team and brokered a deal to build a new football stadium, Qwest Field (now Lumen Field), to replace the aging Kingdome . Mike Holmgren , who had led the Green Bay Packers to Super Bowls XXXI and XXXII , became head coach in 1999. He became
1806-519: A medley of Wonder's hits. The Four Tops also performed during the pregame ceremonies, though the performance was not televised. In honor of the fortieth Super Bowl, the pre-game ceremony featured the on-field introduction of 30 of the previous 34 Super Bowl Most Valuable Players (with the exception of Joe Montana , Terry Bradshaw , Jake Scott , and the late Harvey Martin ). The absences of Montana and Bradshaw were originally reported to have been due to disagreements over appearance funds to be paid by
1935-492: A neighborhood in Quincy, Massachusetts . Johnson was surprised to find it easy to pay back the money lent to him after discovering his recently installed soda fountain had become the busiest part of his drugstore. Eager to ensure that his store would remain successful, Johnson decided to devise a new ice cream recipe. Some sources say the recipe was based on his mother's homemade ice creams and desserts, while others say that it
2064-514: A new restaurant or expanded the chain. In 1990, an existing restaurant in Canton, Massachusetts , was remodeled as a prototype for a new era of Howard Johnson's restaurants, but the concept failed, and after less than a decade of operation, the prototype restaurant closed in the spring of 2000. The chain revamped 25% of the menu and created new signage, but the chain continued to lose ground to mass-market fast food operations. When Cendant acquired
2193-574: A property in the New Orleans Central Business District within 18 months of one another. The first was a July 1971 fire, set by two irate guests who had been ejected from the hotel, which killed six people. The second, in January 1973, was a harrowing day-long siege. Former Black Panther Mark Essex used the hotel's roof as a sniper's perch, killing three police officers, including Deputy Superintendent Louis Sirgo,
2322-488: A public sports stadium in Pontiac. The NFL promoted this Super Bowl under the slogan "The Road to Forty." The slogan not only honored the 40-year history of the game, but was a nod to Detroit's traditional role as the center of the U.S. automotive industry . In a related note, Roger Penske , owner of a car dealership , racing team , and other related companies, headed the Super Bowl XL host committee. The Seahawks became
2451-555: A subsidiary of "Hospitality Franchise Systems Incorporated," which eventually merged with other companies to form Cendant . In 2006, Cendant split itself into Wyndham Worldwide and three other companies. Wyndham operated the Howard Johnson brand under several "tiers" based on price, level of amenities, and services offered. Under Cendant/Wyndham, the chain became a parking place for franchise conversions, which were existing independent motels which had been renovated and added to
2580-425: A substantial restaurant chain in the decades that followed. By the 1950s, the company expanded operations by opening hotels, then known as Howard Johnson's Motor Lodges, which were often located next to restaurants. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, it had become the largest restaurant chain in the U.S., with its combined company-owned and franchised outlets. Howard Johnson's restaurants were franchised separately from
2709-618: A teacher at Michigan School for the Deaf. Tom Brady , MVP of Super Bowls XXXVI and XXXVIII , became the first active player to participate in a Super Bowl coin toss, the result of which toss was tails, as selected by Seattle. The Rolling Stones performed during the halftime show , which was sponsored by the American telecommunications company Sprint . The group performed three songs: " Start Me Up ", " Rough Justice ", and " (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction " (where Mick Jagger wryly quipped at
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#17328021544992838-461: A teenager. By 2013, only two original restaurants remained open, but the Bangor location no longer had the distinctive orange roof. While the hotel franchise’s HoJo Hotel Plaza locations did include a restaurant, there was no requirement that these replicate menus, format or branding of the former Howard Johnson restaurant chain. With La Mancha Group LLC no longer active, Wyndham Hotel Group acquired
2967-651: A tremendous boost in 1929, owing to an unusual set of circumstances: Malcolm Nichols , the mayor of nearby Boston , banned the production of Eugene O'Neill 's play, Strange Interlude in Boston. Rather than fight the mayor, the Theatre Guild moved the production to the Wollaston Theatre in Quincy. The five-hour play was presented in two parts with a dinner break. The first Howard Johnson's restaurant
3096-450: A tribute show to the musician Prince , opened at Hooters in 2009. Men of X , a male stripper revue, also opened that year. Raack N Roll , a show featuring topless female dancers, debuted in 2011. The three shows closed in 2012, allowing renovation work to commence on the property's performance venue. A dinner and magic show, featuring the duo Jarrett & Raja, opened at Hooters in 2017. Other entertainment included singer Gordie Brown and
3225-412: A turn-off for female gamblers, as well as wealthy tourists and business travelers. The property also appealed to a younger demographic, whereas casinos generally relied on a middle-age clientele. To increase profits, the property added new slot machines and began marketing to an older demographic. Hooters began to turn a profit in 2007, after taking cost-cutting measures, such as staff reductions. The casino
3354-471: A turnaround, Imperial reversed course and sold the company. Having declined to entertain Hostage's proposal to lead a leveraged buyout, Imperial employed Goldman Sachs who, with Hostage's assistance, sold the company to Marriott in 1986. In a contemporaneous transaction, Marriott sold the motor lodge business and the Howard Johnson trademark to Prime Motor Inns, a New Jersey company. Marriott was interested in
3483-542: A variety of menus that kept the kids entertained. Some were maps of the United States, one was a guide to the metric system. Another menu could be converted to a mask if string was added at home. Howard Johnson’s also held contests. If a person submitted proof via a check-off coupon that they had sampled all 28 flavors of ice cream, the next ice cream cone was free. By 1975, the Howard Johnson Company had more than 1,000 restaurants and more than 500 motor lodges in 42 states and Canada. The company reached its peak that year, but
3612-478: A year. Johnson’s success gave him the added opportunity to capitalize on getting his name around. When wealthy socialite Dorothy May Kinnicutt Parish (known as Sister Parish ) began her decorating business in the 1930s, Johnson hired her to decorate the restaurant he built in Somerville, New Jersey . She told a reporter from The New York Times , “I dressed the waitresses in aqua, did the walls in aqua, I made
3741-462: Is an American hotel brand with over 200 hotels in 15 countries. It was also formerly a restaurant chain, which at one time was the largest in the U.S., with more than 1,000 locations. Since 2006, all hotels and company trademarks, including those of the defunct restaurant chain, have been owned by Wyndham Hotels and Resorts . Howard Johnson's restaurants originally started as a single location opened by Howard Deering Johnson in 1925 and grew into
3870-756: Is an accepted version of this page Super Bowl XL was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2005 season . The Steelers defeated the Seahawks by the score of 21–10. The game was played on February 5, 2006, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan . It
3999-457: Is the most recent Super Bowl broadcast on ABC who lost the rights to broadcast Super Bowl games in the next NFL television contract (though under a new contract the network is scheduled to broadcast Super Bowl LXI ) and the first where all aspects of the game itself were aired in HD. This was the last of 10 straight Super Bowls to feature a team seeking its first win. With the win, the Steelers tied
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4128-562: The Immaculate Redemption/Tackle II game; and the second-seeded Denver Broncos , 34–17, in the AFC Championship Game . The Steelers also became the eighth wild-card team to go to the Super Bowl and the fourth in nine seasons. The Steelers' catchphrase for the playoffs was "One for the Thumb", a phrase originally made popular by Joe Greene as an allusion to a fifth Super Bowl ring. The Seahawks practiced at
4257-526: The 1984 season when they defeated the Los Angeles Raiders 13–7, when the team was still in the AFC (the Seahawks were in that conference from 1977 to 2001). The Steelers became the second team after the 1985 New England Patriots to win three road playoff games to reach the Super Bowl. Pittsburgh defeated the third-seeded Cincinnati Bengals , 31–17; the top-seeded Indianapolis Colts , 21–18 in
4386-402: The 2003 season with a 6–10 record and after splitting its first two games to open 2004 , Pittsburgh lost starting quarterback Tommy Maddox to injury. Maddox was replaced by rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger , who was drafted with the 11th pick in the 2004 NFL draft but was not expected to play during his rookie season. Nevertheless, Roethlisberger led the Steelers to victory in all of
4515-621: The Cadillac brand), Burger King , and Mobile ESPN (the Sports Heaven ad). Agency BBDO was the biggest single producer of commercials, creating 19. ABC also aired several 60-second commercials for some of its shows, including Lost , Desperate Housewives , and Grey's Anatomy . Notably, this was the first Super Bowl during which commercials, in addition to the game itself, were broadcast in HDTV . During typical HDTV broadcasts at
4644-713: The Detroit Lions ' practice facility in Allen Park . The Steelers practiced at the Silverdome in Pontiac (site of Super Bowl XVI ). Since the Silverdome featured Astroturf , a FieldTurf surface was temporarily installed at the venue specifically for these practices. After the Super Bowl the playing surface used for these practices was donated by the manufacturers of FieldTurf for use at Wisner Stadium ,
4773-593: The NAACP , praised the organizations and aligned company policy with their outlook that segregation was "not defensible." Howard Johnson's restaurants by the 1960s were known to be accommodating to members of the LGBTQ community , particularly in metropolitan New York. On April 21, 1966, at the Howard Johnson's in the Greenwich Village neighborhood, Dick Leitsch , Craig Rodwell , and John Timmins, all members of
4902-566: The NFL playoffs , to win a Super Bowl. The Seahawks, on the other hand, in their 30th season, were making their first ever Super Bowl appearance after posting an NFC-best 13–3 regular season record. Pittsburgh capitalized on two big plays that were converted into touchdowns. The Steelers jumped to a 14–3 lead early in the third quarter with running back Willie Parker 's Super Bowl record 75-yard touchdown run. Seahawks defensive back Kelly Herndon 's then-Super Bowl record 76-yard interception return set up
5031-634: The Pennsylvania Turnpike (1940), and later the Ohio Turnpike , New Jersey Turnpike and Connecticut Turnpike were built, Johnson bid for and won exclusive rights to serve drivers at service station turnoffs through the turnpike systems. In the process of recovering from these losses, in 1947 the Howard Johnson Company began construction of 200 new restaurants throughout the American Southeast and Midwest . By 1951,
5160-605: The Philadelphia crime family . The scheme left the casino with insufficient cash to operate, and it was forced to close and went bankrupt. The property was purchased in 1977 by a group led by New York businessman Andrew DeLillo, who then renamed it as the 20th Century . It was later sold to Herb Pastor, owner of the Coin Castle and Golden Goose casinos in Downtown Las Vegas , who renamed the 20th Century as
5289-774: The Pontiac Silverdome in 1982 (also between teams from the AFC North and NFC West divisions [the Cincinnati Bengals and San Francisco 49ers , respectively], though the AFC North was called the Central at that time). This was the first Super Bowl to be played on the newer FieldTurf surface; each of the previous Super Bowls had been played either on natural grass or on the first-generation AstroTurf . The Seahawks entered Super Bowl XL after finishing
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5418-646: The Ryder Cup golf tournament and The Walt Disney Company , ABC's parent, gaining all intellectual property rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit , a cartoon character that Walt Disney had created for Universal Pictures (NBC's corporate sibling) in the 1920s. Michaels and Madden would go on to call one more Super Bowl together, Super Bowl XLIII , after which Madden retired from broadcasting altogether. Chris Berman , from Disney -owned corporate sibling ESPN, returned to host ABC's pregame show, as he had done for
5547-478: The San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys with the then-record five Super Bowl victories (a record the Steelers themselves would break three years later ). The Steelers' victory was their first Super Bowl victory since Super Bowl XIV . Pittsburgh, who finished the regular season with an 11–5 record, also became the fourth wild card team, the third in nine years, and the first ever number 6 seed in
5676-523: The Treasury Hotel . At that time, the property featured a country western theme. Former football player Gerry Philbin purchased the Treasury in 1982 for $ 20 million; the casino closed at that time because Philbin had not obtained a gaming license, though the hotel continued to operate. By the end of the year, Philbin was forced to put the hotel into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection . In 1985,
5805-474: The "foot" of hard-shelled sea clams. They became popular to eat in this fashion throughout the country. In 1954, the company opened the first Howard Johnson's motor lodge in Savannah, Georgia . The company employed architects Rufus Nims and Karl Koch to oversee the design of the rooms and gate lodge. Nims had previously worked with the company, designing restaurants. The restaurant's trademark Simple Simon and
5934-734: The American television broadcast of the Super Bowl showcased top commercials and commanded high prices, estimated at $ 2.6 million ( US ) for a 30-second spot. According to Advertising Age , Anheuser-Busch was the top advertiser during the game, having purchased ten 30-second spots. The magazine reported that other companies having purchased multiple commercial segments included Ameriquest (two), CareerBuilder.com (two), Pepsi-Cola (four), Pizza Hut (ten, though most ran prior to kickoff), Sprint (three), Procter & Gamble (four, three for Gillette's new Fusion razor ), Warner Bros. (three), Disney (two) and GoDaddy.com (two). Three companies aired 60-second advertisements: General Motors (for
6063-547: The Cowboys' opponent in Super Bowl XIII, Pittsburgh also became the first team to have worn white jerseys for a "home" Super Bowl and colored jerseys for an "away" one. The teams took the field while flanked on either side by flags bearing the names of all previous Super Bowl MVPs. Although the participating teams each entered as a team for their introduction, the Steelers insisted on sending Jerome Bettis out ahead of
6192-704: The DeLillo family regained ownership of the Treasury through foreclosure and renamed it as the Pacifica Hotel . It was announced that the Pacifica would be marketed to gay travelers, but this plan proved controversial and was soon abandoned. Later that year, the Pacifica was renamed as the Polynesian Hotel . In 1989, it was purchased by Sukeaki Izumi, a Japanese industrialist and hotelier, who renovated it with an Italian Riviera ambience and renamed it
6321-528: The Hooters branding. Trinity hired Paragon Gaming to replace Navegante as the property's operator in 2016. Joystixx, a 21-and-over video game lounge, had opened in 2011, but it saw minimal success and was replaced a year later by the Saloon, featuring live music. The Saloon was added as part of a property-wide remodel. Another renovation, costing $ 18 million, was underway in 2017. The project included makeovers of
6450-424: The Hooters restaurant. The Oyo rebranding process began on September 16, 2019, and included restaurant upgrades as part of a $ 20 million renovation. The casino floor is 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m). The San Remo featured budget-priced entertainment in the 1990s. Among its offerings was Showgirls of Magic , which ran from 1996 to 2005, in the 180-seat Parisian Cabaret. The show included dancing and comedy. It
6579-628: The Hotel San Remo. He paid a reported $ 30 million for the purchase and renovation. During its initial years, the San Remo was affiliated with the Ramada hotel chain. It became popular as a bargain property. A second hotel tower, rising 18 stories, was finished in 1991. It brought the total room count to 711, and the San Remo now employed 600 workers. In 2004, Izumi's company, Eastern and Western Hotel Corp., began looking for opportunities to grow
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#17328021544996708-522: The Howard Johnson's motor lodges, they offered to work together with FAI to ensure the expansion of the restaurant chain. By March 1995, FAI's official directory listed just 84 restaurants remaining in the US and Canada. By 2005, there were fewer than eight surviving restaurants. FAI ceased operations in 2005, the same year that the Springfield, Vermont , location and the last New York City restaurant in
6837-435: The NFL, but each later rebutted such reports, suggesting that they had prior family commitments; Scott was reported to have been traveling through Australia. This ceremony continued a ten-year tradition (starting with Super Bowl XX and then repeated in Super Bowl XXX ) in which past Super Bowl MVPs were honored before the game. A moment of silence was observed in memory of the two civil rights activists who had died during
6966-617: The NFL, the game was available worldwide in 32 languages. Sirius Satellite Radio and NFL.com carried international local-language broadcasts from the United Kingdom ( BBC Radio Five Live ), Spain ( Canal Plus Spain ), Russia ( NTV ), Belgium ( BeTV , in French), China ( SMG ), and Japan ( NTV ), in addition to the press box intercom and the public address announcer feeds. During the pre-game ceremonies , Stevie Wonder , along with Joss Stone , India Arie , and John Legend , performed
7095-625: The New York chapter of the Mattachine Society , an early American gay rights group, patronized the restaurant as part of a 'Sip-In' demonstration in protest of New York liquor laws that prevented serving gay customers. The men were served drinks without incident at the restaurant; they later visited Julius' Bar where they were denied service, eventually leading to changes in the laws. In the late 1960s, gay liberation activist and self-identified drag queen Marsha P. Johnson decided on
7224-540: The Pieman was now joined by a lamplighter character in the firm's marketing of its motels. According to cultural historians, the chain became synonymous with travel among American motorists and vacationers in part because of Johnson's ubiquitous outdoor advertising displays. In 1959, Howard Deering Johnson, who had founded and managed the company since 1925, turned control over to his son, then 26-year-old Howard Brennan Johnson. The elder Johnson observed his son's running of
7353-502: The San Remo as a Hooters brand casino and hotel. Hooters of America, owner of the Hooters trademark, would receive 2% of revenue as royalties. Of the property's many names, San Remo had the longest run. Hooters launched a nine-month, $ 130 million renovation in 2005, as part of the rebranding effort. The entire property was renovated, including its hotel. The room count was reduced to 696, the result of several units being converted into suites. Hooters Casino Hotel opened on February 2, 2006,
7482-404: The Steelers at the time, played with Seattle from 1997 to 2003. He was inactive for Super Bowl XL, which, like Bettis, turned out to be his final NFL game before retiring that offseason. The chart below provides a comparison of regular season statistics in key categories (overall rank amongst 32 teams in parentheses). The Seahawks became the first team to advance to the Super Bowl without playing
7611-606: The Super Bowl had largely been presented in high definition since Super Bowl XXXIV , Super Bowl XL was the first Super Bowl where all aspects of the game itself were aired in HD. For its Super Bowl lead-out program , ABC aired the Grey's Anatomy episode " It's the End of the World ". Westwood One/CBS Radio provided national radio coverage in the United States, with the broadcasting team of Marv Albert and Boomer Esiason . As usual,
7740-411: The Super Bowl rotation in 2021, with the Super Bowls in 2027 and 2031. The telecast featured play-by-play announcer Al Michaels , color commentator John Madden , who was named the day before to the Class of 2006 by the Pro Football Hall of Fame , sideline reporters Michele Tafoya (Steelers sideline) and Suzy Kolber (Seahawks sideline). This was the sixth Super Bowl telecast for Michaels, and
7869-633: The Windsor event to short segments immediately prior to commercial breaks. The game was also televised in Australia on ( SBS and ESPN International ), Austria ( ORF and TW1), Brazil (ESPN International), Denmark ( TV 2 ), Finland ( MTV3 ), France ( France 2 ), Germany ( ARD ), Hungary ( Sport 1 ), Iceland ( SÝN ), Ireland ( Sky Sports ), Italy ( Sky Sports 3 and Italia 1 ), Japan ( NHK BS-1, NTV ), Mexico ( TV Azteca ), Netherlands ( SBS6 ), New Zealand (ESPN International/ SKY TV ), Portugal (SportTV), Slovenia ( Prva TV ), Spain ( Canal + ), Sweden ( ZTV ), and UK and Ireland ( ITV / Sky Sports ). According to
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#17328021544997998-415: The area was included. The NFL took issue with some of the language used in the lyrics of the songs that were in the Rolling Stones setlist, particularly specific lyrics in "Start Me Up" and "Rough Justice". In addition to the lyrics the NFL took issue with, there was worry that Jagger might ad-lib explicitly as well. Conflict between the NFL and the band over these lyrics continued into the days just before
8127-545: The beachfront property along the coast of Massachusetts . The stands sold soft drinks, hot dogs, and ice cream. Each stand was successful. With his success becoming more noticeable every year, Johnson convinced local bankers to lend him funds to operate a family-style restaurant. Negotiations were made and, toward the end of the decade, the first Howard Johnson's restaurant opened in Quincy. It featured fried clams , baked beans, chicken pot pies, frankfurters, ice cream, and soft drinks. The first Howard Johnson's restaurant received
8256-399: The casino floor and hotel rooms. The world's largest Steak 'n Shake restaurant, with seating for 200 people, opened inside the Hooters casino in 2018. In August 2019, Oyo Hotels & Homes partnered with New York-based investment and management company Highgate to purchase the property for $ 135 million. They announced plans to rename it as Oyo Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, while retaining
8385-649: The chain closed. Cendant acquired the rights to operate and maintain the remaining Howard Johnson's restaurants. In 2006, Cendant sold them to La Mancha Group LLC, which had proposed an aggressive expansion of the restaurant chain that never materialized. After the Waterbury, Connecticut , restaurant became The Brass House Restaurant in April 2007, only three locations remained. Cendant split into four smaller companies in 2006; its hotel group became Wyndham Worldwide while other pieces were spun off separately to become Avis Budget Group , Realogy , Travelport and Affinion Group . The Howard Johnson-branded frozen foods line
8514-509: The chain in order to provide them with access to a nationally recognised name and central reservation infrastructure. As these properties were not originally constructed as Howard Johnson sites, they lacked distinctive architecture and some had no restaurant at all. Howard Johnson Express Inns, Howard Johnson Inns, Howard Johnson Hotels, and Howard Johnson Plaza Hotels range from limited-service motels to full-service properties with on-site concierges and business centers. Howard Johnson began offering
8643-518: The company model of serving pre-made food with high-quality ingredients in traditional dining rooms was costly when compared to the innovations introduced by fast food outlets like McDonald's , which designed its products and restaurants to appeal to families with younger children. Around this time, the chain introduced "Hojo Cola" and other private-label sodas, which disappointed some customers who preferred familiar products such as Coca-Cola or Pepsi . The company suffered from two infamous incidents at
8772-458: The company until his death in 1972 at the age of 75. Howard Johnson Company went public in 1961; there were 605 restaurants, 265 company-owned and 340 franchised, as well as 88 franchised Howard Johnson's motor lodges in 32 states and The Bahamas . In 1961, Johnson hired New York chefs Pierre Franey and Jacques Pépin to oversee food development at the company's main commissary in Brockton, Massachusetts . Franey and Pépin developed recipes for
8901-400: The company's debt at a heavy discount and planned to foreclose on the hotel. The owners, seeking to block foreclosure, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 2011, listing only $ 63 million in assets against liabilities of $ 163 million. After a planned February 2012 auction attracted no outside bidders, the bankruptcy court approved Canpartner's $ 60 million credit offer for the property, with
9030-679: The company's demise. In the late 1990s, the Howard Johnson's Candy Factory and Executive Offices in Wollaston were purchased and renovated by the Eastern Nazarene College to form the Adams Executive Center. In 1979, Johnson accepted an acquisition bid of more than $ 630 million from Imperial Group PLC of London, England. Imperial obtained 1,040 restaurants (75% company owned/25% franchised) and 520 motor lodges (75% franchised/25% company-owned). In 1981 Imperial recruited G. Michael Hostage, then CEO of Continental Baking Company and formerly executive vice president of Marriott Corporation , to replace Johnson as CEO. After four years, despite progress in
9159-497: The company's signature dishes that could be flash frozen and delivered across the country, guaranteeing a consistent product. While the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision by the United States Supreme Court in 1954 struck down segregation in public schools, the segregation, and maintenance of whites-only public facilities continued in other domains, including the Howard Johnson chain. Segregation in Howard Johnson's restaurants provoked an international crisis in 1957, when
9288-402: The company-owned restaurants for real estate. Marriott already owned Big Boy Restaurants and Roy Rogers Restaurants . In 1982, it acquired Host International , which had operated a number of highway rest stops. Many of the established Howard Johnson sites were in prime highway locations which could be profitably converted to Big Boy or various fast food banners. As Marriott quickly demolished
9417-515: The company-owned restaurants or converted them to the Bob's Big Boy restaurant chain, the number of Howard Johnson's restaurants remaining circa 1985 was sharply reduced. Only the franchised restaurants remained untouched. Marriott left all company-owned and franchised motor lodges untouched, as the deal called for them to be sold a year later (in 1986) to Prime Motors Inns, an existing franchisee with 63 motels. Prime Motors Inns continued to preserve
9546-425: The company-owned restaurants, the owners of the franchised restaurants feared elimination and banded together in 1986 to create "Franchise Associates Incorporated" (FAI). In 1986, Marriott gave FAI the right to operate and maintain Howard Johnson's restaurants. In 1987, FAI chairman George Carter acknowledged that "We have the concept, but it desperately needs to be modernized, internally and externally. Howard Johnson
9675-497: The drag queen name "Marsha P. Johnson", getting Johnson from the Howard Johnson's restaurant on 42nd Street. In the 1930s, H.D. Johnson bought the Wayland Red Coach Grill and used it as the model for a new concept, a more upscale steakhouse restaurant chain called Red Coach Grills . While they had some success, they were not sufficiently profitable. Eventually, the last 15 Red Coach Grills were sold in 1983 to
9804-788: The fifth coach to take two franchises to the Super Bowl. Joe Jurevicius became the sixth player to play in a Super Bowl with three teams, having previously played in Super Bowl XXXV with the Giants and in Super Bowl XXXVII with the Buccaneers. Behind running back Shaun Alexander , Seattle finished the 2005 season as the league's top offense, scoring 452 points. Meanwhile, quarterback Matt Hasselbeck completed 65.5 percent of his passes for 3,455 yards 24 touchdowns and nine interceptions, and added 124 yards and one touchdown on
9933-558: The first of multiple rallies and demonstrations against segregated establishments in Durham, including the Howard Johnson's restaurant on Chapel Hill Boulevard, culminating in multiple protests on 18–20 May 1963 resulting in mass arrests as well as an eventual rapprochement with the city government. Future senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders , while a student at the University of Chicago in 1962, helped organize picketing of
10062-478: The first team to have their full team name painted in their end zone for a Super Bowl , as their geographic location name (Seattle) was painted above the team nickname (Seahawks). In Super Bowl XLIII , coincidentally also against the Steelers, the Arizona Cardinals became the second team to have their full team name painted in their end zone, as their geographic location name (Arizona) was painted above
10191-488: The ground. Alexander, who had scored at least 16 touchdowns in each of the previous four seasons, had the best campaign of his career, leading the league with 1,880 rushing yards and scoring an NFL-record 28 touchdowns, for which he was rewarded with the NFL Most Valuable Player Award . Although the Seahawks suffered injuries to starting wide receivers Darrell Jackson and Bobby Engram throughout
10320-533: The hotel brand beginning in 1986 but, in the years that followed, severely dwindled in number until eventually disappearing altogether. The last restaurant, in Lake George, New York , closed in 2022. The line of branded supermarket frozen foods, as well as its famous ice cream, is no longer manufactured. In 1925, Howard Deering Johnson borrowed $ 2,000 to buy and operate a small corner pharmacy in Wollaston ,
10449-495: The hotel. The company sought to take advantage of heavy development that had occurred at the nearby Tropicana – Las Vegas Boulevard intersection since 1989. Hooters approached with a redevelopment proposal. Ultimately, a group of nine partners in Hooters of America acquired a two-thirds interest in the property, which was put under control of a joint venture, 155 East Tropicana, LLC . Plans were announced in August 2004 to redevelop
10578-415: The late 1970s marked the beginning of the end for the Howard Johnson Company. Because of the oil embargo of 1973 , the Howard Johnson's restaurants and motor lodges, which received 85% of revenue from travelers, lost profits when Americans could not afford long trips or frequent vacations. Rather than promoting the restaurants to travelers, management knew it had to focus on nearby population centers. Also,
10707-593: The lodges, just as Marriott had, until weak hotel and real estate markets caused it to sell off its assets and cease operations in 1990. Those involved with the company owned and franchised motor lodges banded together and formed the Howard Johnson Acquisition Corporation. They successfully obtained all the rights to operate and maintain the company-owned and franchised lodges. With these rights maintained, they changed their name to "Howard Johnson International Incorporated," which became
10836-511: The months prior to the game: Coretta Scott King (six days earlier) and Rosa Parks (on October 24, 2005), the latter a long-time Detroit resident. The Steelers became the first AFC club, and only the third franchise overall, to wear white jerseys despite being the "home" team. The first two clubs, the Cowboys ( Super Bowls XIII and XXVII ) and the Redskins ( Super Bowl XVII ), traditionally wore white at home. The Denver Broncos later became
10965-463: The network's coverage of Super Bowls XXXIV and XXXVII . Berman was joined by his fellow analysts from ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown pregame show: Michael Irvin , Tom Jackson , and Steve Young , along with co-host Mike Tirico and New England Patriots head coach (and three-time Super Bowl winner) Bill Belichick . Also contributing to the pre-game show were Tafoya, Kolber, Sam Ryan , Andrea Kremer , Kenny Mayne and Chris Mortensen . Although
11094-412: The operation of 150 slot machines. The hotel included 332 rooms, spread across a 10-story tower and two-story bungalows. By 1974, Oesterle had plans to expand the hotel by adding three additional 10-story towers with 544 new rooms. However, his company Oesterle Nevada soon declared bankruptcy as it was unable to pay its debts. Eureka Federal Savings and Loan , holder of the hotel's mortgage, foreclosed on
11223-476: The performance, with NFL Chief Operating Officer Roger Goodell even threatening to cancel the Rolling Stones performance and find a last-minute replacement. Ultimately, ABC and the NFL imposed a five-second delay and censored lyrics considered too sexually explicit in the first two songs by briefly turning off Jagger's microphone, with the group having agreed to the censoring. During the development of
11352-401: The placemats in aqua. I guess I must have thought it was quite chic, but I haven’t done a thing in aqua since.” (quoted in A History of Howard Johnson’s by Anthony Mitchell Sammarco). The unique icons of orange roofs, cupolas, and weather vanes on Howard Johnson properties helped patrons identify the chain's restaurants and motels. The restaurant's trademark Simple Simon and the Pieman logo
11481-625: The property and bought it at auction for $ 7.7 million in March 1975. In September 1975, Eureka sold the Howard Johnson's to Bernard Nemerov, a former part owner of the Riviera casino, for $ 10 million. Nemerov renamed it as the Paradise Hotel . He reopened the property's casino on New Year's Day 1976. Five months later, the Paradise was targeted in a credit scam by 54 mobsters associated with
11610-541: The rapist threw a heavy mattress on her. She sued the motel chain for their lapse in security and won a judgment of $ 2.5 million, one of the largest such judgments at that time, leading to a reform in hotel security. Her rapist was never found. Francis had severe depression as a direct result of the rape and was a recluse for seven years after the event, returning to public life in 1981. H. B. Johnson attempted to streamline company operations and cut costs, such as serving cheaper food and having fewer employees. This strategy
11739-457: The regular season with an NFC-best 13–3 record. After a rocky 2–2 start, they won 11 consecutive games before losing to the Green Bay Packers to finish the season. The 13–3 record and 11-game winning streak set new team records. This was Seattle's first Super Bowl appearance in the team's 30-year history. The Seahawks had been mediocre for much of the 1990s, recording eight consecutive non-winning seasons from 1991 through 1998 . The team hit
11868-499: The rest of the team in front of his hometown crowd. Singers Aretha Franklin and Aaron Neville , along with pianist Dr. John and a 150-member choir, performed the national anthem as part of a pre-game tribute to New Orleans , a nine-time Super Bowl host city then in the midst of efforts to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Katrina . The national anthem was performed in American Sign Language by Angela LaGuardia,
11997-401: The restaurant chain's signature Hooters Girls , who worked at the property as waitresses, bartenders, cocktail servers, and casino dealers. The hotel-casino was promoted at more than 100 Hooters restaurant locations. The property struggled in its early years, but still proved to be more profitable than the San Remo. Roughly 80 percent of its clientele was male. The Hooters brand was found to be
12126-601: The rights to the HoJo's food business as well as the Howard Johnson hotel chain. In 2013, Wyndham proposed a brand reinvigoration which would have brought back select flavors of ice cream, adopted a new logo, phased out the multiple branding tiers, gave the properties a facelift and redesigned the chain as a lower-midscale brand starting in 2015. Wyndham did eventually implement retro-inspired guest room renovations, but most other plans, including those involving food and restaurant operations, were scrapped. Super Bowl XL This
12255-405: The rules of American football. Since the game was being played close to the U.S.-Canada border , Canadian television rights holders Global broadcast portions of an NFL-sponsored "Passport To The Super Bowl" event in nearby Windsor, Ontario , featuring a performance by the newly revived 1980s rock group INXS with Canadian native lead singer J.D. Fortune , though the network limited coverage of
12384-456: The sale expected to close around March 30. The Navegante Group was approved to manage casino operations, while Canyon Capital said it was seeking a major hotel chain to take over and rebrand the property. In May 2015, Canyon Capital sold the casino to Trinity Hotel Investors, based in New York, for $ 70 million. At first, Trinity was expected to rename the property and place it under the management of Holiday Inn , but they later decided to retain
12513-496: The sales of the Howard Johnson Company totaled $ 115 million. By 1954, there were 400 Howard Johnson's restaurants in 32 states, about 10% of which were extremely profitable company-owned turnpike restaurants; the rest were franchises. This was one of the first nationwide restaurant chains. While many places sold "fried clams", they were whole, which was not universally accepted by the American dining public. Howard Johnson popularized Soffron Brothers Clam Company 's fried clam strips,
12642-596: The season, the passing game proved potent, as Engram managed for 778 receiving yards. Joe Jurevicius , a backup when the season began, started eleven games and had for 694 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns; tight end Jerramy Stevens also emerged as a Hasselbeck target with 554 receiving yards and five touchdowns. Hasselbeck was protected and Alexander was given time to run by a stout offensive line, led by Pro Bowl offensive tackle Walter Jones , guard Steve Hutchinson , and center Robbie Tobeck , and by Pro Bowl fullback Mack Strong . Though rookie middle linebacker Lofa Tatupu
12771-617: The second AFC team and fourth club overall to wear white jerseys in a Super Bowl despite being the home team in Super Bowl 50 . Bill Cowher stated that the Steelers were playing in Detroit, not Pittsburgh, and therefore it was not a "home" game (although 10 years earlier Cowher's Steelers did wear their black home jerseys as the designated "home" team in Super Bowl XXX at Tempe, Arizona away from Pittsburgh , where they had won both their playoff games to reach that Super Bowl). Having been
12900-638: The second-highest ranking officer in the New Orleans Police Department , the hotel's general manager and assistant general manager, and a couple from Virginia , who were on a belated honeymoon. He also wounded policemen, firemen and citizens. Then, in Jericho, New York , on 8 November 1974, singer-actress Connie Francis was raped at the Jericho Turnpike Howard Johnson's Lodge and nearly suffocated when
13029-480: The show Cons of Comedy . Cherry Boom Boom , a show featuring female dancers and rock and roll music, opened in 2019. That year, Hooters also debuted Hilarious 7 , featuring a rotating lineup of seven comedians, each giving a 10-minute performance. 36°5′59″N 115°10′3″W / 36.09972°N 115.16750°W / 36.09972; -115.16750 Howard Johnson%27s Howard Johnson by Wyndham , still commonly referred to as Howard Johnson's ,
13158-471: The song introduction, "Here's one we could have done at Super Bowl I "). In the wake of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy with Janet Jackson two years earlier, ABC and the NFL were keen to avoid controversy. However, the choice of the Rolling Stones sparked controversy in the Detroit community because the band did not represent the music of Detroit and no other artist from
13287-558: The starter, the team was defeated by Baltimore and dropped two more games after Roethlisberger's return, falling to then-undefeated Indianapolis, and division rival Cincinnati . The postseason hopes of the Steelers were in peril, but the team recovered to win its final four regular season games and to claim the 6-seed in the AFC playoffs. Roethlisberger was efficient in his 12 regular season games, throwing for 2,385 yards and seventeen touchdowns with nine interceptions, while adding three rushing touchdowns. The Steelers' main receiving threat
13416-602: The team nickname (Cardinals). For all other Super Bowl teams, end zones have featured only the team nickname. Super Bowl XL was televised by ABC . This was ABC's final NFL telecast before the ABC Sports division merged with sister network ESPN in September 2006 to form ESPN on ABC . And under the league's new television contracts beginning in the 2006 season , ESPN took over Monday Night Football from ABC, and NBC took over Sunday Night Football from ESPN. The NFL
13545-480: The team with 104 tackles and added 4 sacks, three interceptions, and one fumble recovery. From his strong safety position, Michael Boulware led the team with four interceptions and also tallied 2 sacks and one fumble recovery. The Seattle secondary suffered injuries throughout the year, notably to free safety Ken Hamlin ; second-year cornerback Jordan Babineaux played well as he appeared in all 16 games for Seattle, intercepting three passes and making 61 tackles. For
13674-536: The team's 14 remaining regular season games, giving Pittsburgh a 15–1 record and making the Steelers the first AFC team ever to win 15 games. However, the Steelers lost to eventual Super Bowl champion New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game. Pittsburgh began the 2005 season by winning seven of its first nine games, but suffered a major setback when both Roethlisberger and his backup, Charlie Batch , went down with injuries. With Maddox back as
13803-582: The tenth for Madden (whose first was Super Bowl XVI , also played in Michigan). This was also the second Super Bowl broadcast for the Michaels-Madden pairing after they had called Super Bowl XXXVII for ABC three years earlier. Madden had already signed with NBC to broadcast games for them beginning in the 2006 season ; several days later Michaels, who was still under contract to ABC and ESPN, joined him in exchange for ESPN gaining partial coverage of
13932-609: The third team to win the Super Bowl despite not playing a single home game in the playoffs. The Green Bay Packers , who won Super Bowl I (against the Kansas City Chiefs ), and the Kansas City Chiefs , who won Super Bowl IV (against the Minnesota Vikings ), also accomplished the feat. The Steelers, however, had to win four games to accomplish the feat, while the Chiefs won three and Packers won two games. Of
14061-567: The time, commercials themselves were broadcast in standard definition. Google Video and America Online each catalogued ads for later viewing. The USA Today Super Bowl Ad Meter and ADBOWL, which both measure viewer online reaction to all Super Bowl ads, found the Bud Light "Magic refrigerator" spot ranked as the top spot. The main NFL international feed of the game featured Fox broadcasters Dick Stockton and Daryl Johnston providing commentary tailored to those largely unfamiliar with
14190-629: The vast majority located in the United States and China with further hotels in Canada, Mexico, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Paraguay. While the Howard Johnson Company-owned and franchised motor lodges survived since being sold by the Howard Johnson Company in 1979, the restaurants did not. Because Marriott eliminated all
14319-420: The weekend of Super Bowl XL . The opening was low-key for a Las Vegas debut, with a handful of celebrities in attendance, such as TV personality Brooke Burke . The casino included an on-site Hooters restaurant. Former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino also opened a steak and seafood restaurant known as Dan Marino's Fine Food and Spirits. The hotel-casino employed 1,000 workers, including more than 200 of
14448-428: The year, the defense surrendered just 271 points, 181 fewer than the Seahawks offense scored. After a 7–5 start, the Steelers won their final four games to qualify for the playoffs with an 11–5 record. They also became the first team ever to defeat the top three seeded teams on the road in the playoffs (#3 Cincinnati, #1 Indianapolis and #2 Denver). In addition, the team became the first sixth-seeded team to reach both
14577-425: Was wide receiver Hines Ward, who led the team with 975 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns. On the other side of the field, speedy wide receiver Antwaan Randle El was a constant breakaway threat with 558 receiving yards, while gaining 448 yards and two touchdowns on punt returns. Rookie tight end Heath Miller also recorded for 459 receiving yards and six touchdowns. Pittsburgh's main strength on offense, however,
14706-550: Was a birthday club. Children signed up in advance and were sent birthday cards redeemable for a free meal, a cake, and in some locations, balloons and lollipops. Family members’ meals were charged at normal rates. The Springfield, New Jersey, restaurant sent out 10,000 cards one year, and they had a 50 percent return on those who came to take advantage of the birthday offer. Children’s menus were an attractive staple of Howard Johnson’s. In addition to offering kid-friendly food at lower prices, industrial designer John Alcott’s firm created
14835-511: Was allowed to become tired and stale. We must get rid of that plastic image... Anything can be salvageable if a great deal of time and money and effort is put in it. And Howard Johnson needs all those same things."" While the Howard Johnson's restaurant chain was preserved, FAI did not have enough money to expand to new locations or revamp the brand. With the exception of one Howard Johnson's ice cream parlor in Puerto Rico , FAI never opened
14964-433: Was created by artist John Alcott in the 1930s while the fiberglass signs were sculptured by Charles Pizzano . There were 200 Howard Johnson's restaurants when America entered World War II . By 1944, only 12 Howard Johnson's restaurants remained in business. The effects of war rationing crippled the company. Johnson managed to maintain his business by serving commissary food to war workers and U.S. Army recruits. When
15093-518: Was discontinued after Fairfield Farms Kitchens shut down its Brockton, Massachusetts plant in 2006 and America's Kitchen of Atlanta, Georgia shut down in May 2008. In spring 2012, one of the last three original Howard Johnson's restaurants closed, in Lake George , and was listed for sale. Television personality, chef and author Rachael Ray once worked at that site while living in Lake George as
15222-429: Was eliminated in 2003, in favor of another topless performance. Broadway Cabaret , another show in the 1990s, featured songs from various Broadway musicals. In 1999, the San Remo debuted Night Madness , a music and magic show starring Julie McCullough and Corinna Harney . Comedian Bobby Slayton performed at Hooters from 2007 to 2009. Comedian Geechy Guy created The Dirty Joke Show a year later. Purple Reign ,
15351-477: Was franchised and not company-owned. This was one of America's first franchising agreements. By the end of 1936, there were 39 more franchised restaurants, creating a total of 41 Howard Johnson's restaurants. By 1939, there were 107 Howard Johnson's restaurants along American East Coast highways, generating revenues of $ 10.5 million. In less than 14 years, Johnson directed a franchise network of over 10,000 employees with 170 restaurants, many serving 1.5 million people
15480-439: Was from a local German immigrant , who either sold or gave Johnson the ice cream recipe. The new recipe made the ice cream more flavorful due to increased butterfat content. Eventually, Johnson created 28 flavors of ice cream. He is quoted as saying, "I thought I had every flavor in the world. That '28' (flavors of ice cream) became my trademark ." Throughout the summers of the late 1920s, Johnson opened concession stands on
15609-477: Was its running game. Running back Willie Parker was the team's leading rusher with 1,202 yards, while also recording 218 receiving yards and scoring five touchdowns. In short-yardage situations, the team relied on running back Jerome Bettis , who rushed for 368 yards and scored nine touchdowns. The 33-year-old Bettis finished his 13th NFL season as the league's fifth all-time leading rusher (13,662 yards and 91 touchdowns), but until this point he had never played in
15738-460: Was met with criticism from members of the media soon after the game, leading NFL Films to rank it as one of the top ten controversial calls of all time. Ford Field was selected to host Super Bowl XL on November 1, 2000, at the owners meetings held in Atlanta, two years before the stadium opened in 2002; the only previous Super Bowl held in the Detroit area, Super Bowl XVI , had been played at
15867-517: Was near the theater, and hundreds of influential Bostonians flocked to the restaurant. Through word of mouth, more Americans became familiar with the Howard Johnson Company. Johnson wanted to expand his company, but the stock market crash of 1929 prevented this. After waiting a few years and maintaining his business, Johnson persuaded an acquaintance in 1935 to open a second Howard Johnson's restaurant in Orleans, Massachusetts . The second restaurant
15996-541: Was originally a Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge . Construction began in September 1972. It was developed at a cost of $ 8 million, by a group of local businesspersons led by Paul Oesterle. It was built along Tropicana Avenue , just east of the Las Vegas Strip and adjacent to the Tropicana resort. The Howard Johnson Hotel opened on July 26, 1973. A gaming license was issued for the property later that year, allowing
16125-424: Was popular for its $ 3 minimum blackjack, and its Hooters restaurant was the chain's most profitable location. During 2007, 155 East Tropicana accepted an unsolicited offer from Hedwigs Las Vegas Top Tier, a joint venture of NTH Advisory Group and Silverleaf Real Estate, to buy the property for $ 225 million (including assumption of $ 130 million in debt). Hedwigs planned to redesign and rebrand the casino once again, as
16254-522: Was produced, directed and choreographed by Bonnie Saxe, mother of magician Melinda Saxe . In 1999, the show was renamed Les Trix , capitalizing on the Strip's opening of the Paris Las Vegas resort. By 2001, the name had been changed back to Showgirls of Magic , and the show was revamped. It initially featured a family friendly edition, followed by a topless version later in the evening; the former
16383-495: Was the Seahawks' only defensive Pro Bowl selection, the Seahawks' defense recorded 50 quarterback sacks, leading the NFL in that category; defensive end Bryce Fisher led the Seahawks with 9 sacks, while defensive tackle Rocky Bernard added 8.5 and veteran defensive end Grant Wistrom recorded 4. Despite starting two rookies at linebacker for most of the year, the Seattle linebacking corps played well, led by Tatupu, who topped
16512-415: Was then reluctant to add ESPN to the Super Bowl rotation because of the potential decrease in viewership due to the relatively limited access to cable television compared to that of an over-the-air network. The league would then allow ABC to simulcast all future ESPN-produced playoff games starting in January 2016, and select Monday Night games starting in 2020. ESPN/ABC simulcasts would finally be added to
16641-432: Was unsuccessful because patrons compared this new era of Howard Johnson's restaurants and motor lodges unfavorably to the services they had previously come to know. In a further effort to make the company more successful and profitable, Johnson created other concepts, such as HoJo Campgrounds and 3 Penny Inns for lodging, as well as Deli Baker Ice Cream Maker, and Chatt's for restaurants. All of these concepts failed, hastening
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