🧡 Vintage 1960s Howard Johnson Company stock certificate with the classic orange border and allegorical vignette, a real paper fragment of America’s roadside history. Printed by Security‑Columbian Bank Note Company, this 12" x 8" certificate once represented 100 shares in the chain that “owned the road” in the 1960s and 70s.

✨ When HoJo ruled the highway
At its peak, Howard Johnson’s was the largest restaurant chain in the United States, with around 1,000 orange‑roofed locations and 28 famous ice cream flavors—bigger than McDonald’s for a time. Families planned road trips around those bright roofs, striped uniforms, and reliable comfort food. Today the restaurants are gone; the last one in Lake George, NY finally closed in 2022 and the building has since been sold off and repurposed.

📜 Real Wall Street history
Howard Johnson stock began trading publicly in the early 1960s, and these engraved certificates are now retired from the financial markets and sold only as collectibles. Each piece carries printed officer signatures and a raised corporate seal, giving it the feel of vintage currency or a banknote.

🎨 Ready to frame
Roughly 12" x 8", it frames beautifully on its own or as part of a gallery wall with travel photos, maps, and other roadside ephemera. The heavy paper and quality printing have kept the colors surprisingly fresh, even decades later.

🎁 Perfect for nostalgia lovers
Ideal for HoJo fans, scripophily collectors, road‑trip nostalgists, or anyone who grew up stopping for fried clams and ice cream under the orange roof. It’s a conversation‑starting piece of décor from a brand future generations will only know from stories and photographs.