Kelley Bouchard of the Portland Press Herald reported today was opening day for the diner. The Miss Portland Diner had been closed since March 14, 2004. According to her article, the grand opening will be in December.
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As an update, our first post about this 1920's O'Mahony diner in Kent, Ohio was in our July 8th blog entry. A little over a month later we updated that post, noting a planned event for the diner prior to the auction. This post was updated again on the 12th of this month when a new Record-Courier article appeared online. Deborah Guziak's article shares memories of the diner from several people at the party. At the end of her article she noted Mike Zenone of North Olmsted is interested in acquiring and restoring the diner.
Matt Fredmonsky of the Record-Courier provides an update today on the diner.
10/31/2007
WCAX News news reported on the sale of the Oasis Diner to Glenn Walter. The Mountain View diner was owned by the Lines family since this it arrived in Burlington, Vermont in 1954. Under Mr. Walter's ownership, it took the name Sadie Katz Deli on the first of the new year. Agilitynut has external and internal pictures of the Oasis.
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10/31/2007
The Warwick Beacon Online reported on the progress and mission of the Rhode Island Training School's New Hope Diner Project. One of the diners scheduled to be restored is the former Louis' diner we mentioned in our post on Monday.
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10/31/2007
Shrewsbury Chronicle posted an article about the sale of the former Edgemere Diner to David Kupstas.
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Update 10/30/2008: Read Kathy Cleveland's account of opening day in today's Cabinet Press.
Update 10/22/2008: Cabinet Press reports the diner is on track for a Monday morning opening.
Originally posted on 10/20/2008.
10/30/2007
The The Patriot-News Co. mentioned the former Tom Sawyer Diner on North Second Street in Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania. It was moved from storage, arrived onsite, went through renovations and then opened in May 2006. During this time the Tom Sawyer name was retained and the diner was open for a little over a year. It reopened on October 5, 2007 as Konnichiwa and quickly closed again about two weeks later. The 1958 DeRaffele diner saw more changes and opened again, this time under the name Sawyer’s Cantina.
10/30/2003
Jill Kaiser Dion reported in the Milford Mirror that the Milford Diner in Milford, Connecticut, would be moving a short distance away to a site on Melba Street. A local businessman had purchased the diner, though lost ownership through the court system. When we visited the diner in May 2007, it was still at its New Haven Avenue address and closed.
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If you are outside of Colorado Springs, Colorado, you might not recognize the name Gary Geiser. Gary has owned the King's Chef Diner, a 1955 Valentine diner since 1977.
We've seen Gary's name in the news twice within the last few days. First was Nathaniel Glen's article from October 23rd's The Gazette. Mr. Glen's article is a review of the King's Chef which opened this past July. While not a manufactured diner, this location on Bijou Street represents an increase in seating capacity as compared to the thirteen seat Valentine diner.
10/29/2007
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The Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin wrote about the situation the Red Robin Diner found itself in. It was sold in late December and Bonnie and Jon Bowie reopened the diner on March 26, 2008.
Update: The Claiborne House Bed & Breakfast Coffee Talk blog has an article about the drive-in and diner.
10/28/2001
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The Washington Post Company wrote an article about Tucker Curtain's plans to move the former China Buddha restaurant from Wayne, PA and reopen it in Buffalo, NY. The diner did open as the Lake Effect Diner, not with the name Marge's Main Line Diner.
flickr pro amyscoop has a picture of the sign in her photostream.
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Tune into PBS tonight for Rick Sebak's program entitled, "A Ride Along the Lincoln Highway." Be sure to look for Rick's talk with Brian Butko at Peppi's Diner. Read the entire article here.
Additional information may be found at the Lincoln Highway News website.
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10/27/2007
Diner History file photo from 2005.
Ray Duckler of the Concord Monitor Online reports Louis' Diner will be restored by the residents at Rhode Island Training School for Youth. Our last visit found the diner remains under shrinkwrap.
10/27/2005
Berks-Mont Newspapers' reporter Andrew McCue wrote of Fegely's moving.
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10/25/2007
David Kupstas' bid selected and became owner of the former Edgemere Diner. He reopened as the Edge in March 2008.
10/25/1999
Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported the charred remains of the former Park Diner was moved into storage at Worcester's Regional Airport.
See our blog entry from October 14th for more information.
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10/23/2001
The Red Hawk Diner, a 2001 Kullman, opened its doors on campus at Montclair State University in New Jersey. flickr members DBlake14 and jacquesduteal each have a picture of the diner in their photostream.
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We did a quick search for news on the diner and found SML Talk's blog. Their blog entry from October 13 speaks the of their recent visit to the diner. Thanks for posting SML Talk and we look forward to your pictures!
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10/22/2006
Robert Preer of the Boston Globe wrote about the situation the Big Dig Diner finds itself in. The diner did reopen, though not in Boston. Click below to read more.
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10/22/2004
The Business Review (Albany) reported the Miss Albany Diner will have its screen time in the independent movie entitled, "Grazing." We've seen news articles since then and not sure if this project got off the ground. This isn't the first time the diner has appeared in a movie. Scenes were shot there for the film "Ironweed."
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On October 21, 1930, Wilfrid H. Barriere was issued Patent #1779082. Shown below is the first paragraph excerpted from the patent.
This invention relates to improvements in vehicles of the general type commonly designated as "night lunch-carts" or "diners". In such vehicles, provision is made for cooking and serving food in somewhat limited quarters.
10/21/2007
Nashua Telegraph had an article about the Milford Diner reopening. The diner closed a few months later. Recent news reports the diner will reopen as another location of the Red Arrow Diner.
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10/21/2006
The Daily Local News mentioned the Kennett Diner in Pennsylvania has reopened under new ownership.
Olga's, a 1960's Fodero Dining Car Company diner located in Marlton, NJ, is in the news again. Between financial difficulties and proposed construction plans, it seems its future in limbo.
On this date in 2005, the Reading Diner was carefully extracted from Fegely's Family Restaurant. Amongst the spectators were representatives from the History Channel. They recorded the event for a episode of their Mega Movers show. A clip of the move is available here.
The diner itself was built in 1938 by the Jerry O'Mahony Dining Car Company. It was moved to a prepared foundation on Carsonia Ave. in Wyomissing, PA, where it awaits restoration by the Archbury Foundation. Visit Agilitynut's page for pictures of the diner she took in May of 2007.
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Wyomissing, PA
On this date in 1978, the Modern Diner in Pawtucket, RI was added to the National Park Service's, National Register Of Historic Places.
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The Weekend Roundup feature draws from some of the postings we made during this past week. It's purpose is a quick summary and one area of the blog where we don't include map links. At times we may include other items here not making the blog that may be of interest to our readers. We'd like to hear your comments or suggestions.
This past week was lite on diner news items.
On this date in 2005 Kullman Industries filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection. The business was acquired by Kullman Buildings Corp. in February 2006.
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Compiled from Worcester Telegram & Gazette articles.
On this date vandals set fire to the diner structure in Worcester's Cristoforo Colombo park. At the time of the fire it was being used for other purposes. A few days later two youths were arrested and charged with arson.
10/12/2008 Update: New article about the diner here.
9/22/2008 Update: On October 11th there will be a gathering of those that frequented the diner throughout the years. The city has decided to auction off the building, though a date hasn't been set. Read the entire article here.
The Weekend Roundup feature draws from some of the postings we made during this past week. It's purpose is a quick summary and one area of the blog where we don't include map links. At times we may include other items here not making the blog that may be of interest to our readers. We'd like to hear your comments or suggestions.
No diners were added to the database. There were no reports of any classic diners opening, being demolished, constructed, installed, moved, or sold. Please let us know if we've missed something diner related happening this past week.
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The Weekend Roundup feature draws from some of the postings we made during this past week. It's purpose is a quick summary and one area of the blog where we don't include map links. At times we may include other items here not making the blog that may be of interest to our readers. We'd like to hear your comments or suggestions.
The following diners were added to the database:
not named diner at Warrington Motel*
U.S. Route 611
Neshaminy, PA
-source.
As mentioned here, the former Pumpjack diner was recently sold. Agilitynut has an external picture of the Pumpjack Diner here. The Times Record News reports the diner will open on November 17, 2008 as the Pioneer of Texas Diner.
We'll post more information here as it becomes available.
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10/15/2003
Former Miss Newport Diner of Newport, VT moved to storage in Salisbury, MA. -source
10/2001
Former China Buddha of Wayne, PA moved to Buffalo, NY. -source It later reopened as the Lake Effect Diner.
Former Cosmos Diner of South Burlington, VT moved offsite. -source The diner remains in storage.
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10/21/1997
Bought - Palace Diner - Rick and Jo Bernier. They resold the diner for $125,000 to Kyle and Debbie Quinn about 9/30/2004. The diner is currently for sale.
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Diner Exhibit
Diners: Still Cookin' in the 21st Century
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Johnson & Wales University315 Harborside Blvd. Providence, RI View Map / Send to GPS* | Chuck Wagon Diner
Chuck Wagon Diner655 Western Tpke. Duanesburg, NY View Map / Send to GPS* | Road Island Diner
Road Island Diner website981 Weber Canyon Rd. Oakley, UT View Map / Send to GPS* | Tin Man Diner
70 County Rd.
North Falmouth, MA
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