Another recent addition to the collection- a medium format negative from the 1930s of Hartford CT’s Quaker Diner. It’s still there, and still looks just about the same. 
The Quaker Diner – Hartford, CT
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Category Archives: Diners/ restaurants
Trolley Conversions- Maryland and Virginia
Some recent additions to my collection. These photos were taken in 1965. There used to be quite a few trolley conversions in the mid atlantic (and elsewhere), but they just didn’t hold up as well as factory built diners. By the time they came into service as diners, most had served a full lifetime of service on the roads, so the condition was obviously not as good as a factory built diner. It took work, money and some jerry-rigging to change them over from transportation to food service. But they could be picked up and converted on the cheap, so they were a good way to get into the business. It seems most owners traded up to a proper factory built diner, or to a on-site construction once they had earned enough money to do so, so the trolleys didn’t survive very well.
Maryland
Maryland
Virginia
Virginia
Oriole Cafeterias, Baltimore, Maryland
17 E. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD
306 North Howard Street, Baltimore, MD
11 East North Avenue, Baltimore, MD
George’s Cafe- Baltimore, MD
Charles and Oliver St., Baltimore, MD. Opposite Penn Station. Owned by George Contis.
The 11th Street Diner – Miami Beach, Florida
This shot comes from my friend Luke Ryalls, who is down south on a trip with Dalhousie University architecture.
The 11th St. Diner is a 1948 Paramount, moved from Wilkes Barre, PA in 1992.
Volkmer’s Restaurant – Baltimore, MD
700 Washington Blvd, Baltimore, MD. There’s a whole lot of nothing there now.
Seafood, Whiskey, Wine, Budweiser, Oysters, Lobsters and Blue Crabs.
Baltimore Hot Dogs
Dan’s Dog House- Eastern Blvd and Stemmers Run Road, Baltimore, MD
Little Restaurant – 533 N. Howard St., Baltimore, MD
The Walker Hasslinger – Baltimore, MD
1701-5 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD
Seafood and Liquors, with an off-licence. The classic combination of Seafood, Steaks, Chops and Chicken, all near Pennsylvania Station. And while you’re there- why not relax in the Mariner’s Nook Bar and Lounge?
The building is still there, and still has the remains of what looks like it used be a great neon arrow sign. Later became Walker-Hasslinger’s and the Chesapeake Restaurant. For more, see this page.
Al Kelz’s Elite Tavern
Crabs four ways and an enclosed beer garden so you can drink rain or shine. Sounds like Baltimore in a nutshell!
4325 York Road, Baltimore, MD
The site is now home to a recycling drop-off center.
Troy’s Place
409 Eastern Ave Essex, MD. Cocktails, Entertainment and Dancing. Nice topless hula girl graphic there, too.
The site is now home to Coco’s Bar and Grill
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