We had seasons in the sun.
From the age of 16 to 19 I basically became a man working part-time at this iconic Woonsocket* landmark on Park Square. Coinciding with my high school years, this was my real coming-of-age house of learning. In a way it was the first (of what would be many) School of Hard Knocks.
I threw this photo up on the Growing Up in Woonsocket Facebook group Jim Williams started and asked "Anyone remember HoJo's?" The resounding answer "yes" came in the form of over a hundred responses in less than 24 hours.
The building was demolished in the eighties to make way for a McDonald's. How sad.
*The precise location was actually just over the Woonsocket border in North Smithfield.