In the News - Spud Boy Lunch

Gordon Tindall's Spud Boy Lunch project reached another milestone. Laura Gossman, wrote about the 1927 Goodell Dining Car Company diner in yesterday's Post-Bulletin.

YouTube video by josephdupont

The transformation of the former Cecil's Trackside Diner took place outside Rob Hartmann's workshop which overlooks the Bradford County Airport in Towanda, Pennsylvania. During 2007 and 2008 we gained an appreciation for Gordon's amazing work on the Yellow Rose through Joseph Dupont's YouTube videos. It was through his videos we learned of the proposed name change to Spud Boy Lunch and its future location. Over the Thanksgiving holiday the diner was put on a flatbed and transported to Lanesboro, Minnesota. Gordon expects to have the diner open by mid-2009.

Gordon owned and restored two other diners: the Red Rose in Towanda, Pennsylvania and the Clarksville Diner once in Decora, Iowa.


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Spud Boy Lunch
105 1/2 Parkway Ave. N.
Lanesboro, MN
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Yellow Rose Diner - Towanda, PA

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As with all diner restorations, we believe it's important to keep the public informed on your progress. It serves to build anticipation which can translate into increased business once open. We followed the restoration of the former Tommy's Deluxe Diner through its website gallery. It recently opened as the Road Island Diner. Our blog posts about the diner are some of the most read.

There's a restoration project being chronicled on YouTube on that you may or may not know about. Currently it's named the Yellow Rose and is located in Towanda, PA. Gordon Tindall's been working on what they've identified as a rare 1927 Goodell Dining Car Company diner. This isn't the first diner that Gordon's restored. The previous is known as the Red Rose and is currently for sale.

We subscribed to Joseph Dupont's channel when we received notification about his videos of the restoration project being posted on YouTube. In the last video we saw Gordon installing the wainscoat boards. A new video was posted a few days ago showing the result of his hard work and determination. Be sure to watch the entire video as Gordon speaks of his next tasks in restoring the diner.

We should note that Mike Engle brought this diner from Ohio and began restoration. He created a page which includes pictures and history of the diner.


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Red Rose Diner
526 Main St.
Towanda, PA
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Road Island Diner
981 Weber Canyon Road
Oakley, UT
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Spud Boy Lunch

This diner's individual page is coming soon. If you are the diner's owner, we welcome you to contact us about sponsoring this page.


Status: Closed, expected summer 2009 opening

Builder: Goodell
Year: 1927
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Owner: Gordon Tindall

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Location: Lanesboro, MN
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At the beginning of the restoration project, the diner was given the name Yellow Rose Diner. However, during the project it was decided the diner would take the name Spud Boy Lunch.


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Blog entries we've written about the Spud Boy Lunch.


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