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Saturday, November 29, 2008

A Look Back on November 29th

11/29/2007
The long awaited reopening of the Munson, renamed Liberty Diner, took place the day before. Melissa Rennie wrote about it in today's edition of the Times Herald-Record.


11/29/2006
Elizabeth Seal wrote a few articles over the years about Johnny B's Diner. Her article in the Cranston Herald spoke of the impending closure.

The diner did close at the end of 2006. During May of 2007 it was moved to a spot out front of Cranston High School West.


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Friday, November 28, 2008

A Look Back on November 28th


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11/28/2003
On this date the Shawmut Diner in Massachusetts was added to the National Park Service's, National Register Of Historic Places.

The diner was used in the 2002 movie Passionada.




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943 Shawmut Ave.
New Bedford
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Monday, November 17, 2008

A Look Back on November 17th

11/17/2002
New Milford Times writer Emily M. Olson talked with Tony Kallivrousis, owner of Three Brothers Restaurant in Milford, Connecticut.

11/17/2002
Ted Cohen of the Portland Press Herald wrote about the history of the Palace Diner.


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Sunday, November 16, 2008

A Look Back on November 16th

11/16/2006
Development versus diner was the topic of G.E. Lawrence's article in The Phoenixville News.

The Vale Rio Diner in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania closed late February 2008 and was moved a few days later. flickr pictures of the diner, including those from dcsaint showing the diner's move. According to dcsaint the diner moved a short distance to Star Street at Newhall Street.

11/16/2005
Robert Moran wrote about Bob's Diner in his Philadelphia Inquirer article.

Scenes from the 1988 movie "Stealing Home" were filmed in this O'Mahony diner.


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Saturday, November 15, 2008

Weekend Roundup

The Weekend Roundup feature draws from some of our postings during this past week. It's purpose is a quick summary and one area of the blog where we usually don't include map links or pictures. 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.

Two diners were added to the database. It was reported on Monday the Pioneer of Texas Diner has reopened. The Darien News~Review reported Teddy and Olga Giapoutzis have reopened the former Driftwood Diner in Darien, Connecticut. The Giapoutzises own the Post Road Diner a short distance away in Norwalk. Many changes were made including a new name--Darien Diner. We had on file a message from the roadfood.com forum that there used to be a 1953 Silk City diner there. Anyone have confirmation of this and/or where the Silk City went? Other than Cassidies being repaired, there were no news reports of any classic diners being demolished, constructed, installed, moved, or sold. Please let us know if we've missed something diner related happening this past week.

The following diners were added to the database:

Deb's Diner
Piketon, OH
-source

OK Diner* -source
A1 Southbound
Colsterworth, Lincolnshire
NG33 5LN
-source


(*) This diner was added provisionally pending further investigation. If you have any information on them please write us.


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A Look Back on November 15th


Sit Anywhere, interior of Tony's Freehold Grill.
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11/15/2007
Joseph Sapia of the Asbury Park Press wrote about the history behind Tony's Freehold Grille, a 1947 O'Mahony built diner.

Tony's was in the news at the beginning of the week, as it has a tradition of offering a free breakfast for veterans on Veteran's Day.


11/15/2000
Standard-Times staff writer Aaron Nicodemus stopped into the Shawmut Diner. On that day Phil Paleologos was being interviewed for "Good Morning America."


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Friday, November 14, 2008

In the News - Cassidies Diner

Another article about repair work beginning on that Meriden, Connecticut diner. We've posted one of the incorrect statements from the WFSB.com and Channel 3 Eyewitness News report.

"In May, a vehicle was driven right through the front of the diner, which is made from an old trolley car."
The diner was manufactured by the Paterson Vehicle Company in 1949 and is what's known as a Silk City Diner.

Entire article and video is available here.


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82 West Main St.
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A Look Back on November 14th

11/14/2006
In the NY Resident Magazine, Peggy Ann Torney wrote about the continued appeal of classic diners through the change of the time.

11/14/2004
Alice Gabriel's article in The New York Times reviewed the Ocean House restaurant. Brian Galvin and his wife, Paula opened it in August 2004. The restaurant, located in Croton-On-Hudson, New York, is a restored late 1920's to early 1930's Bixler diner.

11/14/2001
Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal reports the diner previously known as the Blue Water Diner located in Bainbridge Island, Washington, reopened as the Big Star Diner. The Iggy uncensored blog entry for March 13, 2008 mentions ownership has changed and it's now Richie's 305 Diner.


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Thursday, November 13, 2008

In the News - Cassidies Diner

Andrew Perlot of the Record-Journal wrote that the repairs to Cassidies Diner in Meriden, Connecticut have begun. The diner was damaged on May 30, 2008 when a car crashed into it. This 1949 Silk City built diner was formerly known as the Justin' Time Diner. Read the entire article here.

We'll post more information as it becomes available.


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82 West Main St.
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Today In Diner History. . .

Raoul Cloutier and Charles LeClerc's Colonial Diner built by the Worcester Lunch Car Company was delivered on this date in 1937. Referencing the diner's drawing* for car #733, it wasn't clear where the diner was delivered. A Google search found Elizabeth Thomsen's recollection of it being in Beverly, Massachusetts. From there we consulted the book written by Gary Thomas, "Diners of the North Shore." On page 65 there is a photograph and short history of the diner. According to Mr. Thomas, substantial fire damage resulted in the diner being demolished around 1976.


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* The original Worcester Lunch Car Company diner drawings are held in a private collection. Copies were provided to us by Randy Garbin.

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A Look Back on November 13th

11/13/2003
The Economist article entitled, "The diner rolls on: Burger's revenge" reports the quintessential diner jukebox is being replaced by a touch-screen terminal with video games, email access and television.


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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

A Look Back on November 12th

11/12/2007
Ken Valenti wrote another article about the planned closure of the Thru-Way Diner for The Journal News.

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11/12/2007
Delaware State News reporter Ali Cheeseman wrote about the new Smyrna Diner.

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11/12/2003
Scott Baker of aroundmaine.com stopped into the Miss Portland Diner and talked with then owner Randall Chasse.

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11/12/1997
New Jersey native Adolphe Pierre-Louis wrote an article for the Albuquerque Journal. Several Valentine and Starlite diners in New Mexico were mentioned.


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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

OK Diner Chain


OK Diner
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During the process of writing our blog entry about the A1 Diner, we searched flickr for additional pictures. Among the results were pictures of OK Diners located in England, Wales and Scotland. There's even a flickr group dedicated to the diners bearing the name "OK." flickr member Mister Moo has a map of the diner locations, including ones visited.

While some of these diners might not be traditionally manufactured, their design draws elements from classic diner architecture. We thought our readers would appreciate seeing diners outside of the United States.


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A Look Back on November 11th

We don't have anything on file for this date. If you know of something diner related happening today, please write us.


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Monday, November 10, 2008

In the News - Pioneer of Texas

October first was our blog entry about the former Pumpjack Diner. In the weeks since, Mike Shallenberger got everything in place to reopen. Today's Times Record News reports the Pioneer of Texas Diner has reopened quietly.

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902 Broad
Wichita Falls, TX
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A Look Back on November 10th

11/10/2007
Over the years, Betty Jespersen wrote several articles about the Farmington Diner in the Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel. In this article the future of the diner was still in question.

Currently the diner is stored in Wilton, Maine.

11/10/2007
Charlene Rocha, Standard-Times correspondent interviewed Phil Paleologos, co-owner of the Shawmut Diner in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

11/10/2007
WTVH-TV CBS 5 in Syracuse, New York reported the process of reopening Doc's Little Gem diner after the fire is taking longer than expected.

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11/10/2005
Richard Steffy writing for the Perry County Times, spoke about the history and departure of the Decoven Diner, formerly located in Duncannon, Pennsylvania.

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11/10/1991
Andi Rierden of the New York Times wrote an article about diners and their significance in American culture.

11/10/1989
The Ocean Bay, a mid-century diner in Point Pleasant, New Jersey had a fire that spread rapidly throughout. Connie Robinson of the Asbury Park Press reported a new diner opened in April of 1993.

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In the News - Guy Fieri

Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg of the Wall Street Journal talked with Guy Fieri about his new book, "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: An All-American Road Trip…with Recipes."


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The article gives us insight into what Guy looks for in choosing a restaurant to feature.

In April of 2007 a film crew for the Food Network's show, "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" were in Gardiner, Maine at the A1 diner. It appeared in a segment for episode DV0106, "Local Legends." The A1 is a diner featured in Guy's book. flickr pro Webster's picture to the left has an interesting angle, as it captures many of the essential elements found inside a manufactured diner. The A1 diner was built by the Worcester Lunch Car Company in 1946. Our last visit to the A1 was during our late August 2008 diner trip.

Another diner mentioned in the Wall Street Journal article is Brint's. According to Kansas State Historical Society, Brint's is a Valentine Double Deluxe model diner.

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Sunday, November 9, 2008

A Look Back on November 9th

11/9/2007
Neil Downing wrote about the cooperation of Bryant University students and the Rhode Island Training School's diner restoration project.

11/9/2006
Joyce Kelly of the Shrewsbury Chronicle wrote of the continued problems finding a tenant for the Edgemere Diner.

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11/9/2000
Worcester Phoenix Margaret LeRoux writer reviewed the Edgemere Diner while under Stefan Chios's ownership.

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Saturday, November 8, 2008

A Look Back on November 8th

There were many articles from November 8th over the years, so we are posting them to the main blog today.

11/8/2007
Ken Valenti of The Journal News wrote the first article we read about the pending closure of New Rochelle, New York's landmark--the Thru-Way Diner.



11/8/2007
The Post-Standard writer Robert A. Baker wrote about the fire at Doc's Little Gem diner.


11/8/2007
Jeff Gearino of the Casper Star Tribune wrote on the progress of the LaBarge Moondance Diner.

11/8/2007
Cleveland Jewish News, Senior Staff Reporter Arlene Fine wrote a review of Gali Gali Diner.

Gali Gali previously operated as Chris and Jimmy's diners. Before that these diners were owned by Steve Presser.

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11/8/2006

The Boston Globe wrote the Edgemere Diner remains closed and its future unclear.

The building did reopen, though not as a diner.

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11/8/1998
South Coast Today wrote that the former Eddie's Diner was to be moved from the Shawmut Diner in New Bedford to Westport, Massachusetts.

Eddie's is a 1950 O'Mahony built diner.


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Weekend Roundup

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 usually don't include map links or pictures. 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.

Three diners were added to the database. In the past week news of Norm's closure appeared online. Add Destin Diner to the threatened list. There were no news reports of any classic diners being demolished, constructed, installed, moved, or sold. Please let us know if we've missed something diner related happening this past week.

The following diners were added to the database:

Destin Diner
Destin, FL
-source

All American Diner
Panama City, FL
-source

Don's of Traverse City
Novi, MI
-source Mike Engle


(*) This diner was added provisionally pending further investigation. If you have any information on them please write us.


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Friday, November 7, 2008

In the News - Former Destin Diner

Denny's coming to Destin, Florida. Fraser Sherman of the theDestinLog.com talks about proposed plans for the former Destin Diner. Though we wonder why Denny's isn't revamping the existing stainless diner as a Denny's Classic Diner location. The article reports a larger structure will replace the existing diner.

From the picture in the article, the Destin looks to be of the DinerMite/Starlite variety and built around 1992.


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1083 Highway 98 E.
Destin, FL
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A Look Back on November 7th

11/7/2006
KAUZ-TV reported the Pumpjack Diner closed its doors. The report didn't specify a reason for closure.

Read our 10/1/2008 blog entry about the diner reopening.

11/7/2001
Insight Online a publication of Montclair State University wrote about the opening of the Red Hawk Diner.

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11/7/2001
The former Deerhead Diner in Queens, New York would have its time on the small screen. It was used as the location of an explosion for a scene in the television series "Third Watch."

Pictures of the diner pre-explosion may be viewed on the Forgotten NY website.


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Thursday, November 6, 2008

In the News - Norm's Diner


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Groton, Connecticut's only 1953 Silk City diner has closed it's doors this week. Whether you knew it as Paula's, or maybe Tugboat Annie's, the diner right off I-95 exit 86 southbound or 85 northbound is a longtime resident of the community. Katie Warchut writes about the diner in her article for today's edition of The Day. According to the article Norm's will reopen, though it's unclear just when.

The exterior styling of Norm's is the more utilitarian design style of a Silk City. Two images come to mind when we think of Silk City Diners: flickr pro gailf548's picture of the Halfway Diner and our file photo of Johnny B's Glenmont Diner. The Halfway is an example of that classic styling reminiscent of a train car. Johnny B's a mid-1950's, has the roof overhang with recessed lighting. Though its most distinctive feature is the very large plate glass windows. We'd say they measure around 2/3's of the exterior's height. Not to be outdone, Manno diners extended the window's square footage further, almost from ground to ceiling. An example of this is seen in Agilitynut's page for the White Circle Diner. Norm's exterior also reminds us of the former Milford Diner.

Rosie's Diner, the other Silk City diner left the area in June 2006. Some might say the diner had been at its Gold Star Highway location "forever." We found pictures of the former Rosie's on Diversified Diner's website.

We'll post more information about Norm's as it becomes available. Until then, Katie Warchut's entire article may be read here.


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A Look Back on November 6th

11/6/2002
An article in Real Estate Weekly mentioned a firm has been secured to auction the property at 267 Farmington Ave., in Hartford, Connecticut. The diner once operating as Oasis Diner was sold. During our June 2005 visit, we noticed preparations were being made to reopen as Dishes Restaurant. It didn't stay open long and has remained closed since.

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flickr pro docjfw posted this picture on 10/2/2008.

11/6/2002
Michael Klein of The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote about the Ingleside Diner's closure. The diner moved to the St. Louis, Missouri area in January of the following year. It hasn't been heard of since. If anyone has information on this diner, we would like to know its status.

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Today in Diner History. . .

On this date in 1900, Worcester, Massachusetts resident Thomas H. Buckley was issued design patent number 33515, titled "Design for a Lunch-Wagon Body."

The entire patent may be viewed using Google Patent search.


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In the News - Miss Portland Diner

Another news article about the Miss Portland Diner. Today's Portland Press Herald reported it cost $1.2 million to reopen the Miss Portland Diner. Several articles over the course of the past year or more, mentioned the selling price of the diner and the land was $25,000 and $75,000 respectively.

While the cost of restoring diners may seem out of reach for some, other diner projects have cost much less. The Road Island Diner, a 1939 O'Mahony built diner received a full frame-up restoration. During that process several missing elements required fabrication. Costs associated with this project were around $1 million. Getting the former Wendell's Corner Snack Bar open again as the Tin Man was in the neighborhood of $50,000.

We should note these are diners in a different location, era, manufacturer, state of preservation and restoration. Such aspects will result in a difference of expenses.

Read Bill Nemitz's entire article from today's Portland Press Herald.


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140 Marginal Way
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70 County Rd.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

In the News - O'Rourke's Diner

One of our blog entries for October 14th was about O'Rourke's Diner in Middletown, Connecticut. The Hartford Courant posted an article today about the diner being on the Food Network.

Not mentioned in the previous article was the planned stop at the Rajun Cajun Restaurant in Hartford, Connecticut. We last visited chef Tommy Armstrong's Paramount diner in August 2007.


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In the News - Blue Benn Diner

We read an article online today written by Monica Gagnier of Business Week. In it she made reference to the Blue Benn Diner. We take issue with her statement shown below.

"On a typical morning, there’s a line going out the door of the Blue Benn, a classic metal diner that was manufactured in 1948 in Paterson, N.J., by a company once known as Silk City Design."

Remaining skeptical we searched Google. A couple other articles mentioning Silk City Design and the Blue Benn were found. However, information we have indicates the Paterson Vehicle Company produced the Silk City Diners. In searching through Richard J. S. Gutman's book, "American Diner Then & Now" no reference to Silk City Design was found.

At one time there were many diner manufacturers in the New York and New Jersey area. We would like to find out where this Silk City Design name originated. It's possible the writer meant a Silk City design. If you have any information, please write us.


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A Look Back on November 5th

11/5/2001
Providence Business News writer Alexa K. Mavromatis talked with Quentin Sanford, Jr about the Star Diner in East Providence.

"A couple of years ago, Sanford said, the land was to be sold and the diner donated to the American Diner Museum for its exhibit at the Heritage Harbor Museum and Library. But the deal fell through, and Sanford said he knew the best way to preserve the diner was to buy it."

On this date in 1952, Worcester Lunch Car Company diner #837 was delivered to West Lebanon, New Hampshire. Roy Stewart opened it shortly thereafter and has retained the Four Aces name to this day. We last visited the diner during one of our diner trips in July 2005.

A state away and about a decade later, Hubert Stewart opened Stewart's diner in Farmington, Maine. Stewart's later became the Farmington Diner. Development forced the diner's move and this 1949 Mountain View diner remains stored in Wilton, Maine.


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Wilton, ME

Four Aces Diner
23 Bridge St.
West Lebanon, NH
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140 Newport Ave.
East Providence, RI
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

A Look Back on November 4th

11/4/2004
Bill Reed of The Gazette wrote about his visit to Jo-Etta Parada's diner in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It isn't often that a Valentine diner is in the news. Her's happens to be a 1954 Little Chef model. For more information on Valentine Diners, we suggest you visit the Kansas Historical Society's website.


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Monday, November 3, 2008

In the News - Miss Portland Diner

Whenever a new diner opens up it gets its share of press. Portland, Maine's, Miss Portland is no exception. Blogger Avery Yale Kamila of MaineToday.com had this to say.


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140 Marginal Way
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In the News - Reading Diner

David Mekeel of the Reading Eagle wrote today the future restoration of the diner is uncertain. We wrote of the Reading Diner in our October 20th blog post.

Mr. Mekeel's article includes thoughts from the land owners where the diner currently sits. While the restoration may be delayed, the diner shouldn't start falling apart. An O'Mahony diner was considered top of the line in regards to construction materials and methods. However, as it sits exposed there is the potential for the restoration team to encounter problems in the future. All successful restorations depend upon two things: determination and money. One without the other increases the potential for failure.


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A Look Back on November 3rd

It's the day before Election day in the United States of America, and appropriately we have an article about politicians visiting a diner. Some might say in contrast to the candidates themselves, the diner they visited is authentic.

11/3/2006
Worcester Telegram & Gazette wrote about the candidates stopping in at Casey's Diner in Natick, Massachusetts. As different as their party platforms, so were the toppings chosen for their hot dogs.


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Sunday, November 2, 2008

Weekend Roundup

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 usually don't include map links or pictures. 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.

We visited three diners on Saturday: Miss Portland Diner, Red Arrow Diner - Milford and Peterborough Diner.

Three diners were added to the database.

Brother's Diner I*
127 Trenton Rd.
Browns Mills, NJ

Foxon Diner*
913 Foxon Rd.
East Haven, CT

91 Diner Restaurant*
420 Middletown Ave.
New Haven, CT

Two diners opened this past week: Red Arrow and Miss Portland.

There were no news reports of any classic diners 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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A Look Back on November 2nd

It was the year 2000, in which Michael Pollak wrote his article, "Dying on Main Street, Diners Are Alive Online." This speaks to the central purpose for providing this website.


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Saturday, November 1, 2008

Bought or Sold During November

11/2005
The former Boston Trolley Diner of Marlborough, Massachusetts was purchased by the Coker Tire Company. Currently the diner awaits restoration at their distribution center on Rossville Avenue in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Once complete it will be moved near their headquarters on Chestnut Street. They setup a picture gallery here and a YouTube video is available here.


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Diners on the Move During November

11/10/2005
The Decoven Diner began its journey to Fairfield, Connecticut. It's slated to become Zemo's Diner.

2003
Last information we have on Squeeks Diner was that it moved from Middletown, Connecticut to Syracuse, New York. Does anyone have updated information on this 1947 Worcester Lunch Car Company diner?

1998
Eddie's Diner once located in Quincy, Massachusetts moved from storage in New Bedford, MA to storage in Westport, MA. It awaits on site restoration at the Handy Hill Creamery.

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A Look Back on November 1st

Last edited 1:53PM 11/2/2008
This post was orginally composed and posted while in route to the Miss Portland Diner.

11/1/2007
Bob Laylo of The Morning Call noted the Sunrise Diner in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania is looking for a buyer. Currently Steve Harwin of Diversified Diners has the diner and is working on its restoration.

11/1/2006
Kevin Keenan of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette mentioned Sean Donohoe as being interested in purchasing the shuttered Edgemere Diner. That transaction never took place. It would take about another year for the diner to find a buyer.

11/1/2002
Inside Business wrote about Steve Presser's project of opening two joined diners. Both diners closed about 15 months after opening. A change in ownership and the diners were again open, this time for a little over 2 years. Last information we have in the database is the diners reopened about a year ago. Does anyone have an update?

11/1/2000
Sarah Smith Hamaker wrote of the changing nature of diners through the years in her article for the National Restaurant Association. We've included a quote from her article, "Diners still serve up homestyle food with a side of nostalgia to customers who hunger for simple pleasures."

11/1/1998
Debra Phillips of Entrepreneur Magazine mentioned the combination of diners and movie tickets. Coincidentally this fits in with our post about the Mayberry Drive-in and Diner's recent opening.

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11/1/1996
Entrepreneur Magazine writer Gayle Sato Stodder wrote of diners...

"Though they bring back memories, diners aren't purely nostalgic. In formats grand and small, typical and unique, old-fashioned and contemporary, diners are back, and they couldn't be more au courant."

11/1/1986
The Smithsonian's article entitled, "The American diner is in decline, yet more chic than ever" spoke of the humble diner's transformation throughout the years.


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