Low Rise. Cookie Cutter.
Halifax Apartment Buildings
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Alaskan School Bus diners
Pics from Summer 2009.
While I’m at it, let’s throw in some Alaskan Neon.
Giant soft serve
Giant Espresso
And a generally unusual site
Steinbach, Manitoba
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.
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.
Popcorn- Brunswick, ME
A Model “A” Ford set up as a popcorn truck / Lunch Wagon was, for a time, serving the tourist trade on the streets of Brunswick, Maine. It’s a modern retrofit, it represents a period of transition between horse drawn lunch wagons and modern style self-propelled models, as well as the evolutionary split between lunch wagons and diners.
Here’s a modern company that builds popcorn trucks on antique trucks.
More pictures of the truck
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
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