In the News - Palace Diner

Palace Diner, © 2008 DinerHistory.com
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Both WCSH6 and WLBZ2 posted a brief mention about recent activities at the Biddeford, Maine diner. John Connolly, an Irish mystery author included the Palace as a location for his documentary. A short video is included to the right of the article, where John Connolly talks about his project. Another Maine location also making an appearance is the beach in Old Orchard Beach. Plans are for Mr. Connolly and Tyrone Productions to have this on Irish television next year.

The Palace Diner was included in our August 2008 road trip. Though the diner, being breakfast only, was closed at the time of our visit. Read our blog entry about the visit here.


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Palace Diner
18 Frankin St.
Biddeford, ME
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Star Diner - Rumford, RI

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Our last post about the Star Diner was on January 20, 2008. At that time we spoke with the owners and they had expected to be open in February. In the subsequent months, whenever we were in the area, we'd stop by only to find the diner still closed. Today on the way to the Liberty Elm Diner we stopped to check on the diner. We noticed the sign that was in front of the diner was gone. Though a car was parked in front and we saw people inside. During a quick chat with the owners, they are now hoping to be open by Mid-November. Quentin Sanford spoke of the things needed to comply with various regulations. He said there is another inspection this coming week.

News about the diner reopening might have been enough. We also learned that the diner will have its screen time. A crew from the Showtime series "The Brotherhood" will be there filming next week. We were told the crew will be shooting both exterior and interior scenes of the diner. Whenever filming is done in a vintage diner, it may present some unique challenges. In back of the diner is a trailer park where additional scenes are to be shot. While it may be for the small screen, it's a good opportunity for this Rhode Island diner to have its time in the spot lights.

After hearing this news, it caused us to check our database. We found another 1950's DeRaffele diner also having it's screen time. When we visited White's Diner mid-November 2007, we were told of their recent film credits. The film Righteous Kill, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino includes scenes shot at the diner two months prior.


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Liberty Elm Diner
777 Elmwood Ave.
Providence, RI
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Star Diner
140 Newport Ave.
Rumford, RI
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White's Diner
280 Boston Ave.
Bridgeport,CT
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Cheyenne Diner - NYC

Although the Cheyenne Diner is closed, the lights are back on for a brief time. According to this report, scenes are being shot at the diner for the film, "An Englishman in New York."

Cheyenne joins another diner in the news with a Hollywood connection. The former Ken's Diner of Birch Run, MI is being used for scenes in the movie "Whip It!" Ken's is a 1955 O'Mahony diner and came to Birch Run from Yorkville, NY in 1993. flickr pro Agilitynut has a picture of the diner when it was open in 2007. Renovations were made to the diner prior to filming. Read the entire article here.


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Cheyenne Diner
411 9th Ave.
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Ken's Diner
11740 Gera Rd.
Birch Run, MI
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In the News - Ken's Diner

The former Ken's Diner in Birch Run, Michigan is open again. According to WNEM, the former diner is being used as a set location for Drew Barrymore's movie "Whip It!"

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Day and Night Diner - Palmer, MA

From time to time, we see inquiries about diners being used in movies. Perhaps that's because an authentic vintage diner provides an ambiance that's not easily replicated on a sound stage. In last Friday's post we mentioned U.S. 40's cameo. Not to be out done, the Day and Night will appear in the independent film, "Cruelty" according to Marci Izard's article. Scenes are expected to be shot later this year. Not too long ago Collin's diner made its own appearance in a film.

Day and Night Diner

Karl Williams the owner, is pictured here leaning on the counter. During our visit we noticed the diner retains many of its original features. The counter is an important part of the diner experience. You can see the front wall of the counter is porcelain enamel, rather than tile. Notice the wear on the stool posts--a sign that many customers have eaten there over the years. Though not in Charles Gemme's drawing of the diner, next to Karl on the counter is an Amesbury display case. In the floor tile, the darker squares are actually four individual tiles; two black and two brown positioned diagonally from each other checkerboard style. Above the windows is the commonly seen stained glass feature. Much of the craftsmanship that went into producing these diners just isn't replicated in today's structures.

The Day and Night was manufactured by the Worcester Lunch Car Company and delivered in May 1944.


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53 Main St.
Canaan, CT
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Day and Night Diner
1456 North Main St.
Palmer, MA
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U.S. 40 Diner
3122 E Main St.
Plainfield, IN
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U.S. 40 Diner - Plainfield, IN

The Diner, or more recently know as the U.S. 40 Diner, makes an appearance in the film, "The Fresh Air Will Do You Good." "The G-rated movie is a 45-minute science fiction mystery and thriller to premier Sept. 28 at a B-movie festival in Franklin's Artcraft Theater." Read the entire article here. The U.S. 40 Diner is a 1950's Mountain View diner.


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U.S. 40 Diner
3122 E Main St.
Plainfield, IN

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Collin's Diner - North Cannan, CT

On March 9th we were in the area visiting diners, however time didn't permit us to visit Collin's. The next day we saw the news article mentioning scenes from the "Vicious Kind" were being filmed on Sunday. Read Chris Velardi's article here which includes a short video of the report.

Collin's is a late 1930's O'Mahony diner.


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Collin's Diner
53 Main St
Canaan, CT
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