I went out to Manitoba to spend thanksgiving (canadian) with my girlfriend’s parents. Here’s a little bit of the small town roadside scene.
Steinbach, Manitoba
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Category Archives: Diners/ restaurants
Former Burger Chef- Takoma Park, MD
6494 New Hampshire Ave, Takoma Park, MD.
It is now operating as JooLee Cleaners.
Duke Ellington for Hot Shoppes
This rare gem is in the collection of a friend. Songs recorded by Duke Ellington and his band for Marriott/ Hot Shoppes
Sullivan’s Diner- Horseheads NY
I visited Sullivan’s Diner in April of 2004. To this day it remains one of my all time best diner experiences. The well preserved Silk City had just enough wear on it that it felt like home. Locals helped themselves to coffee behind the counter and Mrs. Sullivan doted on her customers like a mother. The dark wood, sliding front door and heavy china transported you back decades. To this day, this formative experience is one that I judge all other diners against.
Miss Portland Diner- Portland, ME
I visited the Miss Portland a little over a year ago. Take a look at the post restoration/move pics and writeup here.
But I never seem to have put up the pictures I took of her in 2005 at the old site, just down Marginal, with the old kitchen and wings.
And now:
Diner- Hammonton, NJ
This has to be one of my all time favorite diner designs, and as far as I know, was the last surviving example.
It was built in the mid 1940s by Kullman, and survived at least up until 2008. It has recently been gutted and stoned over- removing all traces of its diner ancestry other than the shape of the windows. Current photos are off of the current operator’s website. A candidate for Roadside’s Lou Roc Award?
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The Elmer Diner- Elmer, NJ
The Elmer diner consists of two vintage diners, the front section is from the 1970s and is possibly a kullman. The original diner, now the dining room is a c.1950 O’Mahony.
The original Elmer Diner
Elmer diner in the ’60s
The “new” diner
The ’50s diner
The 54 Diner- Buena NJ
374 Blue Anchor Rd. Buena, NJ
Looking at this one on GoogleMaps, there’s a sign that says “State Property No Trespassing” in the front parking lot now. Does any one know what’s going on with the 54 diner?
Thanks to Mike Engle and Beth Lennon- the 54 is still up and running!
The diner is Mountain View no. 425, from 1954, hence the name.
Pomona Diner/ At the Hop Diner – Pomona NJ
A friend of mine sent me some updated photos of this 1952 O’Mahony a couple of weeks ago.
I visited several years ago when it was between operations.
This is the bit of the diner that confuses the hell out of me. It has cream porcelain enamel panels for a section (about four windows wide on an old car) of the interior to the left of the kitchen door with baked in deco graphics. Quite out of place for a ’50s O’Mahony. Perfect in a ’30s O’Mahony. The counter on the left side had been removed at some point. I would almost think this was part of an older car from the location that they’d turned sideways to use as a kitchen, but the kitchen seems to be entirely the wrong shape for that. Anyone have better pics of that detail or any info about it?
Diner- NJ
This photo’s in the file from a few years back, and somewhere I have a placemat from it, but I can’t seem to come up with its name or location off the top of my head.
Especially in the rain it has quite a massive look about it, with the mansard roof and stone facing.
Diner Hunter 