On this date in 2007 the Victory Diner was moved from 1781 Richmond Road to storage at the Parks Department in Midland Beach, Staten Island, NY. Prior to this move it had been there since 1964. Here's a picture of this 1940s Kullman Challenger model diner at its Richmond Road location. The Staten Island Advance posted a video of the diner moving.
The diner's appeared in Easy Money and The Education of Max Bickford.
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We often get visitors to this site as the result of Google searches. It's good to see people are searching diners for sale. We recommend the buyadiner.com web site.
Another search term we often see is for the Tin Man Diner. In the past we've written a number of blog posts about the diner. We thought our readers would be interested in a Cape Cod Times article posted today. This particular article is about Susan Kettell Lind, daughter of Barbara Lind, the diner's operator. Please read the article and keep her in your thoughts and prayers.
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Tin Man Diner
70 County Rd.
North Falmouth, MA
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Tomorrow, March 11, 2010, Candacy A. Taylor the author of, "Counter Culture: The American Coffee Shop Waitress" will be at the San Carlos Library. We last tweeted about her book on December 7, 2009.
During February over on twitter we encouraged everyone to vote for her proposal at the Pepsi Refresh Project Grants for Education. Her proposal was to create a multimedia exhibit on the American Diner Waitress. Although the voting ended February 28th, we encourage those of you not knowing about this to take a look at her proposal.
For more information about Candacy A. Taylor, why not join her tomorrow, 7PM at the San Carlos Library, 610 Elm Street, San Carlos, CA. Or visit . . .
website: http://www.taylormadeculture.com/Taylor_Made_Site/HOME.html
blog: http://counterculturewaitress.wordpress.com/
Amazon: http://bit.ly/99fuho
For our latest updates, we encourage you to follow us on twitter.com/DinerHistory.
On this date in 1938, Allendale, New Jersey resident, Irving B. Cooper received patent number 2107854 entitled "Vehicle Body Construction." Though he filed on April 21, 1937 it wasn't until the following February when the patent was issued. This patent specifies an arched floor, preventing the floor from sagging once everything is installed. It also mentions the numerous other structural improvements. The entire patent and accompanying drawings may be viewed on the Google Patent website.
According to page 239 of "American Diner Then & Now" by Richard J. S. Gutman, Mr. Cooper, "...was vice president in charge of design and production for the diner division" of Paterson Vehicle Company. This is the company that built diners under the name Silk City Diner.
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We received this press release from Michael Perlman and the Committee To Save The Forum Diner.
Committee To Save The Forum Diner
For Immediate Release Contact:
Michael Perlman, Chair & Preservationist
(917) 446-7775
unlockthevault@hotmail.com
CLASSIC “FORUM DINER” FOR SALE:
Effort to Spare “Endangered Species” from Oblivion!
PARAMUS, NJ & NEW YORK (Oct 13, 2009) – A multi-faceted, creative preservation movement is underway by the Committee To Save The Forum Diner, to spare the historic Forum Diner (211 East State Route 4, Paramus, NJ) from demolition, and is calling upon parties of interest to come forward ASAP, and spare this gem from oblivion. Shortly after the diner’s former owners retired in 2007, Kevin Ormes’ Jeep 17 dealership was slated to rise on premise, but has since fell through. As a result, there are more preservation options than before, but time is of the essence for a diner attributed with a “series of firsts.” Reopening and restoring the Forum Diner to its former glory would become a dream come true to devoted fans, on the basis of memories made within its walls and its unique architectural style for a diner. It merits a new lease on life, so future generations can have a chance too.
PRESERVATION OPTIONS (thanks to an agreement with Kevin Ormes):
1. Purchasing the Forum Diner structure at the low cost of $15,000 ($1K per sq ft), in which the buyer would be responsible for rigging costs. All or most of the diner’s 7 sections can be transported elsewhere, and saved along the lines of Preservationist Michael Perlman’s other projects, NYC’s Cheyenne Diner transported to AL in Oct 2009 & NYC’s Moondance Diner to WY in Aug 2007. Rigger Mel Brandt of M&M Rigging, transported over 50 diners countrywide, & took dimensions of the Forum Diner. Also, a deal can be worked out with Al Suwara, who is willing to accommodate anyone seeking land to move the Forum Diner to. He owns a 15 acre property in Cairo, NY with an 800 sq ft frontage on Route 23, a heavily-trafficked main road that leads to Ski Windham and Catskill Park.
2. The Forum Diner at its current property can be purchased for $3.9 million. The diner has a history of great business, which is marked by its convenient location on a major intersection with a school and shops nearby.
3. The Forum Diner can be leased at $55,000/month.
**For the above options, it is very likely that grants and tax credits are available to help finance future historically-sensitive restoration & renovation work, through the State & National Register of Historic Places.
Forum Diner History: The Forum Diner is an architectural gem, and rare for 60s style architecture. It was prefabricated by the Fodero Dining Car Co, and was announced that "money was no object" when it came down to detail, shortly after it first opened. Joseph Fodero of Bloomfield, NJ was the mastermind of diner manufacturing (also manufacturing NYC's famed Empire Diner). The Yannitsadis brothers were the original owners of the Forum Diner. The exterior borrows from the Environmental style, and features stainless steel, wrap-around windows, groovy gold frame doors, corner entryway with stone & colored mansard roof, & decorative ornamentation gracing the top. The interior is elegant, featuring fine Greek wood fluted columns & moldings and coffered wooden-paneled walls (rare for a diner), wood ornamentation, recessed areas for chandeliers, etched mirrors with regal logos, stone, curtains, counter & stools with backrests, kitchen out back, terrazzo tiles and wave-patterned terrazzo distinguishing circular wooden booth areas. Pat Fodero, son of Joseph Fodero, came up with the idea of circular booths to seat more patrons per table, and it was first popularized at the Forum Diner. It became the norm to build large to boost business. The interior portrays the Colonial style.
Forum Diner Photos: http://www.flickr.com/gp/8095451@N08/okNvP5 (Can be enlarged by clicking on each photo and then "all sizes" to view small, medium, or large. Some photos appear to be slightly larger, since they were taken with a super wide-angle lens)
Review of Specifications
Address: 211 Route 4 East, Paramus, NJ
Circa 15,000 square feet
10 ft ceilings
Historic/Rare architectural features
Lot size: 2.05
Heat: gas
Parking: 200 spaces
Seats: 220
Property with diner sale price: $3.9 million
Leasing: $55,000/month
Purchasing the structure only: $15,000 one-time fee
Perlman explains: “Diners are amongst the ‘ultimate public institutions’ which harbor countless memories and bridge the generations. During the 30's - 60's eras, freestanding diners numerously dotted the tri-state area, and brought together individuals of various occupations in a cozy & striking ambiance. Today, they are becoming an endangered species at an alarming rate, and their loss is often most heartfelt. It is essential to preserve & reuse all remaining classic freestanding diners. Despite time constraints, we are committed to doing all we can for a noble cause.” The Committee’s consensus is that “A steady market for such nostalgic gems, coupled by the fact that they were manufactured to move; can ensure a victory for the Forum Diner.”
Parties of interest can contact Committee To Save The Forum Diner Chairman Michael Perlman at unlockthevault@hotmail.com & (917) 446-7775, and all information will be relayed to the property owner.
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"Tell Me About the Sauce. . ."
We knew the "DDD" crew were off to Alaska after reading Guy Fieri's tweet on the fourth. Yesterday a video was posted on Youtube. It provides an interesting behind the scenes view of day two at Big Daddy's BarB-Q.
October
2005
Kullman Industries files for bankruptcy. Assets of the company were later purchased by Kullman Buildings Corp.
2003
Former Miss Newport Diner of Newport, VT moved to storage in Salisbury, MA. This picture from September 2009 finds the diner in Mendon, MA. We'll write about its opening as the Miss Mendon when more information becomes available.
2001
Former China Buddha of Wayne, PA moved to Buffalo, NY. It later reopened as the Lake Effect Diner.
Recently flickr pro Heritage Diner Restaurant added us as a flickr contact. In looking through their photostream, we noticed the diner appears to have been renovated. A Google query for more information provided an interesting result from InsiderPages.com. This exterior picture was taken prior to renovation with the caption, "The Mount Sinai Heritage Diner Established 2002."
Traditional factory built diners had a history of no two being exactly alike. After seeing this flickr picture, it reminded us of another diner--the Valley Diner Restaurant in Derby, Connecticut. It underwent a renovation by DeRaffele of New Rochelle, New York. On March 20, 2009, the Connecticut Post published an article about the Valley's renovation. As of this blog entry it is still available online.
We already had an entry in our diner database for the Mount Sinai Diner. Though we've entered Mount Sinai Heritage Diner as a new record. Our Garmin nRoute map had neither diner, so we plotted its location for a future visit. If anyone has information about this diner or its history, please let us know.
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Mount Sinai Heritage Diner
275 Route 25A
Mount Sinai, NY
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Diners: Still Cookin' in the 21st Century
Culinary Archives & Museum at
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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