This classic eatery built in 1949 landed in Rindge after stints elsewhere in the country, and it's here to stay.
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4019 Main St, Erie, PA 16511-1965
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Getting back into action... Our first diner is the long closed former Royal Diner in Wurtsboro, NY. This Silk City diner sits on former NY Rt 17 and was one of two diners in Wurtsboro. The other was closer to the intersection of US Rt 209 and was a barrel roof affair. This diner was remodeled by Erfed and had a famously known zig-zag roof line that was taken off for some odd reason. The interior is classic late 1940s Silk City as Erfed only remodeled the exterior, similar to another diner in Rhode Island. Our second diner sits in Leesport, Pennsylvania a little bit north of Reading on PA Rt 61. When I visited the diner it was Lee's Family Restaurant. Now how did I get a photo of the place with on people you might add, but not have a meal at the place? When I stopped in, the temperature was insanely hot, so no one felt like eating on this day it would seem, but also, no one felt like working. The lights were on, but no one was home. So I snapped a few photos and left. This diner is also a Silk City diner, but it is a later model. Our next diner is Lou's Diner in Clinton, Massachusetts. This seemed to be a defacto male only place. So ladies get out and change things! The place is an older Worcester dining car that was "updated" by the company. The diner is a good mix of the older and new styles due to the remodeling. The exterior sports flat red panels. The diner is small and is a counter with a few booths for two people. These are some of my favorite diners. All the food is cooked behind the counter on the griddle, and you get to watch the cook prepare your food! The Bel-Aire Diner in Peabody, Massachusetts is no longer with us. This is another diner I never got the chance to eat in. This O'Mahony diner was put up for sale, and then was available to anyone who could move it off this land. Land that was being reused on busy US Rt 1. Unfortunately, it did not fit into anybody's plans. up to its final days, the diner was very original which makes it even more of a shame. So I have only eaten in one of the four mentioned diners, so lets keep that trend going and pick another diner that I have not eaten in. The Hiway Diner-Restaurant just outside of Bridgeport, Connecticut on US Rt 1. The highway is full of diners and restaurants and anything and everything commercial. As far as I know, this place is still open. I have never been inside, so I don't know how original the itnerior is, but the exterior looks to be your typical 1970s environmental diner, though the mansard roof is not cedar and the under-hang of this roof looks to be larger than is typical. Also note the two windows on each side that are butted out. Hopefully I will eventually get inside. Disclaimer for all photos posted here: ALL RIGHTS ARE RESERVED. These are copyrighted photos, and I own that copyright. My photos may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way, in any format, in any media without my written permission. Any other use will constitute an agreement to pay me (Michael Engle) $50.00 (US) per day/per image, plus a $200.00 (US) administrative fee per photo, plus any other money generated through the use of my images. I will bill you for this amount when I find my photos being used without my written permission. When you are billed, you will also be instructed to immediately return all physical image copies, delete all digital images, and delete all links to my photos. Even after you have returned and deleted the images, you must still pay me for the previous unauthorized use. Any bills unpaid after 60 days will be referred to a collection agency. (thank you to Bob Marville)
Kim's Classic Diner, a 1946 Silk City Diner. Arrived in Sabina, Oh after being in New York and then Michigan. The breakfasts are fantastic diner fare - with the kind of great diner dishes you don't see other places!
I have been communicating with Beth Lennon recently (of Retro Roadmap, see last Diner Hotline post). She is, as I write this, back in Massachusetts to visit with family and do some roadtrip/roadsid…
Located in Bennington, Vermont. I ate here twice while in Vermont. Great diner food.
We love to brunch and one of our go to places is Silk City on 435 Spring Garden. Set in a vintage diner car that was built in 1952 by the Paterson Wagon Company, we like it for the casual and easy going atmosphere and the consistent good food (my favorite is the Mushroom and Parmesan Omelet). The outdoor garden space is now open to diners – yay for Spring!
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435 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia, PA 19123-2825
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The menus are novellas and the plates are heaping. Diner expert Randy Garbin takes stock and tells us everything we ever wanted to know about Philly's remaining prefab eateries
