Additional West Shore Diner photos

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Spencer Stewart

More photos of the West Shore Diner of Lemoyne Pennsylvania from another trip.

Inside the West Shore- Notice how the backbar has been bumped out into the kitchen area, with the front of the back counter being flush with the back wall of the actual diner. Narrow deuce booths on the right.

The backbar setup, with drink machine and passthrough to kitchen. Old woodwork trim. Support our Troops.

The entire length of the diner. Blue, creme and black tilework. Worn salmon formica.

exterior, with air conditioning unit.

It’s a very narrow diner.

The West Shore Diner. They saved my life.

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Diner corner with air conditioner cut-out

Smyrna Diner – Smyrna, DE / Cleveland, OH

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Spencer Stewart

The Smyrna Diner is a 1965 Paramount diner, which replaced a smaller diner, from 1954. The original can be seen here. At some point, the futuristic exterior of the diner was covered in wood. Recently, the diner was replaced with a modern, on site diner. The old Paramount is now in the capable hands of Steve Harwin of Diversified Diners.

Exterior

Freestanding sign. I believe this showed up on eBay a few months back.

Original sign, a bit cracked up.

Interior of the diner. Compare it to the vintage photo below.

Interior of the diner.

The exterior of the diner as it originally appeared. Since then, the tilework and much of the stainless has been covered in dark wood, while the windows have been replaced, drastically changing the look of the diner.

The interior of the diner as it originally appeared.

Picture of Diner being moved

The new diner.

Story of diner’s move in the Sun Times – September 24, 2008
http://oh-diners.com/
– Go to Diversified Diners, then Diners for Sale

From the Diversified Diners website:
“The. . . diner is a 1960’s Paramount Diner which operated in Smyrna, DE since it’s manufacture. It was a local landmark until the late summer of 2008 when it’s property lease expired and a new larger and more modern diner was built about a mile down the road. The Smyrna Diner tradition continues and now the original Paramount diner is ready for a restoration and a new lease on life. It measure 65 feet long by 19 foot wide (in two sections) not including the vestibule. It has seating for 83 patrons.”

Wolfe’s Diner – Dillsburg, PA

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Spencer Stewart

The outside of the diner. It appears as it did when new; a real time warp.

Bikers at the diner

The wonderful original neon sign. It still works. Hand painted signs advertise the $1.25 breakfast specials, Daily Specials and Lunch & Dinner.

The original neon sign over the entrance.

Jerry O’Mahony, Inc.
Dining Car Builders
Elizabeth, NJ

The incredibly clean and well preserved interior of the diner.

Sugar and Seeburg 200 Wall-o-matic. The 200 wall-matic was only made from 1955 to 1956, from what I’ve been able to find.

“P_ _ H”

Breakfast Specials (granted, this picture was taken three years ago or so, so prices have probably gone up) They were all ridiculously inexpensive, and what we had was excellent, and served in large portions.
#1 Two Extra large any style eggs, homefries, toast and jelly – $1.25
#2 Two Hotcakes and two strips of bacon – $1.95
#3 Cereal with milk and fruit juice – $1.25
#4 “Big Mess” – Three eggs, Homefries, onions, peppers and ham all mixed together, with toast – $3.95
Sausage Gravy and Biscuit – $2.50
Double order – $4.25
With Two eggs- $4.95

A row of stools, terrazzo and formica

Back-lit back painted Restrooms sign, inset into the stainless work

Ford pickup rusting out back in the parking lot of Wolfe’s

Abandoned Pizza World- Kenilworth, PA

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Spencer Stewart

Abandoned “modern” place in PA

edit: The owner of the Rosedale Diner opened Pizza World after the diner’s closing. The diner was moved to the woods across the street from Pizza World, and was featured on the cover of Hall and Oates’ Album, Abandoned Luncheonette. It no longer exists.
Thanks Larry!

American Dream Diner- Harrisburg, PA

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Spencer Stewart

I hit this one up on a Harrisburg area road trip a few years back. It was built in 1953 by DeRaffele, and was previouly named the By-pass Diner. It’s a truly beautiful old place, with broad turquoise striping and gleaming stainless. It’s still very original, as you can see from the pictures. As of a couple years ago, the food and service matched the quality of the architecture. If you’re ever in the Harrisburg area, this one’s a must see.

The American Dream Diner is located at:
1933 Herr St
Harrisburg, PA 17103

Prairie City Diners

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Spencer Stewart

Queen’s Diner, the first unit by new diner manufacturer, Prairie City Diners, opened its doors in early December, 2008. Full Story on the Red Deer Advocate

Prairie City Diners

From the Prairie City Diners Website:
Here’s the first one of an exciting new chain of diner restaurants opening in Alberta, Canada. Made by ”Prairie City Diners“, this is a Shaw International and Medallion Structures joint venture. Each restaurant will have a different name, and this first one will be called ”Queen’s Diner“, named after the business park in which it is located. According to owners Scott Shaw of Shaw International and Jim Landin, of Medallion Structures, plans for the first 10 diners are already underway! Interest in this new product is high, so the sky is the limit! Built from the ground up, the diner itself has been patterned after the 1940-1950 silk city diners with round corners and roof lines.
Not all within this new chain will be diners. Some are bar cars and some ice-cream shops, but they are all in the diner style! What is so great about this new diner is that it is easy to move, they are built solid and can be moved anywhere. This first one shown below was moved from Medallion’s Shop 50 miles from Red Deer, using nothing more than a bed truck and trailer. Scott and Jim wanted to build a good product, and the result is that the diners have turned out better than they could have imagined! If you’re in the market for a ”real Diner” restaurant that is easy to move and is also turn key, look no further! They can even be sent to other countries around the world!

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A red model.

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Interiors:

some more pictures are found here: BarsandBooths.com, who provided furniture, laminates, banding and accessories for the new diner
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I love that these are not the over the top caricature that so many manufacturers have been building in recent years. In concept and size, theses seem much truer to golden age diners. The design is clean and modern, but follows closely the lines of the classics. A late ’30s O’Mahony or a ’40s- early ’50s silk city is bought to mind.
It’s interesting to note that these are not being manufactured out New Jersey or Massachusetts, but out of Alberta, Canada, a province with no history of “real” diners.

Triangle Diner- Winchester, VA

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Spencer Stewart

The Triangle Diner- a 1948 O’Mahony, where Patsy Cline once worked. We visited it, and took these pictures several years ago when it was Lynette’s Triangle Diner
As you can see from the postcards, it went through several neon signs and vestibules over the years, which changed the look of the diner considerably. Eventually it was covered with dark wood, though much of the stainless can still be seen. A great, working vertical diner neon sign and clock is still in the parking lot. The windows still read air conditioned. Inside, the diner is a time warp to sixty years ago.

The diner is currently for sale. The listing can be found here.

The diner and addition have 1290 square feet, the lot is 6875 square feet. The diner seats fifty people.
The current price for the diner and property is $459,000.

The Triangle Diner is found at:
27 West Gerrard Street, Winchester, VA.

East Shore Diner- Harrisburg, PA

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Spencer Stewart

The East Shore Diner is a 1950s O’Mahony, a large L-shaped model. It is the West Shore’s cousin, and sits across the river in Harrisburg.

You can find the East Shore at:
711 S Cameron St
Harrisburg, PA 17104.

West Shore Diner- Lemoyne, PA

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Spencer Stewart

The West Shore Diner was built in the 1930s by the Patterson Vehicle Company of Patterson, New Jersey. It may be the only surviving Silk City diner with this narrow floor plan. It appears it may have originally been all stools, but that at some point, the back wall was bumped out. This moved the backbar out the back a bit, allowing the counter to be moved further back, freeing up space for some deuce booths on the outside wall. The ceiling is similar to other silk city diners, but as it is so much narrower, it is steeper on the sides, and does not have the elegant curve of later models. Dark woodwork, tile and formica make up most of the interior, while the exterior has been repainted time and time again. The West Shore shows its 70+ years of age, but is a unique example of early New Jersey diner manufacture. his is my go-to diner in the Harrisburg area, and one of the best I’ve been to. It is one of the friendliest around. The food is excellent, and comes in enormous portions at bargain prices. They have great t-shirts, too, which is always a plus. You can’t go wrong with a stop at the West Shore.

A more recent, more drab paint scheme.

Royal Dairy, Front Royal, VA

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Spencer Stewart

Another Front Royal landmark, opened 1948, now gone. It has been entirely gutted, and replaced with a Korean/Sushi restaurant

The interior

http://www.nvdaily.com/Food/2007/royalGarden_082907/royalGarden.html

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