Johnson's Corner Restaurant, Famous for Its Cinnamon Rolls, Has Closed

The Johnstown location of Johnson's Corner was built in 1952, then got a major facelift. Samantha Baker

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Ten months after Texas truck-stop behemoth Buc-ee's debuted its first Colorado location off Interstate 25 in Johnstown, the area's other longtime truck stop has made a major change.

Joe Johnson founded Johnson's Corner on Longmont's Main Street in 1937 — in a building that has since been moved and was recently revived as Johnson's Station. Over the years, he built five locations total in the state, including the only one that's still in business.

Constructed in 1952, the Johnson's Corner right off I-25 in Johnstown originally housed a 24/7 diner widely known for its giant cinnamon rolls. Former Westword food critic Jason Sheehan was a fan, he confessed in 2004. But a decade later, TravelCenters of America bought the business from its founding family, the restaurant reduced hours, and the quality of those sweet, frosting-covered treats was never quite the same.

The restaurant at Johnson's Corner will reopen as a Black Bear Diner.

Samantha Baker

Now they may be gone for good.

According to 9News, the restaurant at Johnson's Corner closed on Sunday, January 12. Signs posted on the doors on January 13 note that Black Bear Diner, a chain founded in California in 1995, is set to move in soon. It has four other locations in the state — and no cinnamon roll on the menu, though it does offer cinnamon roll French toast and its own signature pastry, the Bear Claw.