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Village Sub Shop - Baltimore, MD

dinerman — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 05:57:00 +0000

This is the first of a bunch of Maryland bar and restaurant matchbooks of mine. This is the Village sub shop, with their mascot, “subby”

Locations at:
6701 Belair Road, Overlea
5216 Belair Road, Gardenville
6401 Kenwood Ave, Kenwood
8801 Satyr Hill Road, Joppa
7707 Hartford Road, Parkville
819 Taylor Ave, Loch Raven
6719 Holabird Ave, Dundalk
2313 Cleanleigh Dr., Perring Parkway
5660 the Alameda, Alameda
8521 Liberty Road, Savoy Plaza
25 E. Padonia Rd, Padonia Village

The Rosebud Diner - Somerville, MA

dinerman — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 05:39:37 +0000

We stopped in here for breakfast on Monday morning. My corned beef hash was some of the best I’ve ever had. The Worcester semi streamliner has to be my favorite model of diner, and this one is in great shape. Great food in a great building in a great location. What’s not to love?

I later found out that I missed seeing Larry Cultrera (of Diner Hotline and Classic Diners of Massachusetts fame) by a matter of a few hours that day. Funny how those things happen.

The Glider Diner- Scranton, PA

dinerman — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 05:29:53 +0000

This was another drive-by photo op. Too full for a real stop. The Glider was built by Mountain View and has their signature “cow catcher” corners.

Yankee Clipper Diner- Beacon, NY

dinerman — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 05:26:09 +0000

The current Yankee Clipper diner replaced a 1946 “Arrow” model O’Mahony. Pretty standard 1990s diner design, but on a smaller, more manageable scale. Still looks brand new, condition-wise. Enormous menu, and a great chili cheese burger.

A-1 Diner updated photos

dinerman — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 05:16:08 +0000

Tried to go again for my yearly A-1 fix, but got the timing wrong. We did, however, hit it with the sun shining on it instead of from behind it for once, so we managed to get some good pics.

The A-1 is a Worcester semi streamliner located in Gardiner, Maine. There are a couple other posts on it on the blog with interior pics, etc.

Boneheads BBQ - Halifax Nova Scotia

dinerman — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 05:09:02 +0000

One (of the many) things I will miss about Halifax is the Barbecue. Canada. Barbecue. Roll those around in your head a bit- not the first place you think of when you think brisket. And yet, with as many barbecue places I’ve been to, Boneheads is still my favorite by far.

Yankee Diner updated pics

dinerman — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 05:02:33 +0000

Some pics from last week of the Yankee Diner, Charlton, MA. More posts about this diner elsewhere on this blog.

Chick's Diner- Scranton, PA

dinerman — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:35:59 +0000

Unfortunately, we didn’t have time or room in our stomachs to eat at Chick’s Diner this time around, so this was just a photo stop. This well preserved Mountain View built diner is located at 1032 Moosic St Scranton, PA.

Roadside Still Life

dinerman — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:37:50 +0000

New Orleans, LA. Early 1980s.

jukebox, neon clock, coke circle, arden milk, fire extinguisher, and porcelain enamel signs

Morin's Castle Hamburgers - New Orleans, LA

dinerman — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 21:22:55 +0000

Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA. Signage is very similar to what Little Tavern was using in the late 1920s.

The Diner at Tannersville

dinerman — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:45:47 +0000

The diner at Tannersville was unfortunately closed when these pictures were taken. It’s nicely preserved and a rare model. It’s located in Tannersville, PA.

Kullman night neon

dinerman — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:29:17 +0000

Roussel's Restaurant

dinerman — Thu, 31 May 2012 22:32:08 +0000

Roussel’s was also located in LaPlace, LA. It originally sported a much flashier neon.

Some more info

Airline Motors Restaurant

dinerman — Thu, 31 May 2012 22:25:09 +0000

The Airline Motors Restaurant opened in 1939 in LaPlace, LA. These photos were taken by my father, Michael G. Stewart, in the late ’70s/early ’80s timeframe.

visit their website!

Pickin' Chicken- Florida

dinerman — Thu, 31 May 2012 20:24:16 +0000

Taken by my grandfather in the mid 1950s. Great design- truly a building-as-a-sign. Check out the Riviera Cabana Club in the background. This may have been on 22nd St in Miami Beach, Florida.

Happy Dayz Grill - Shoemakersville, PA

dinerman — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:38:02 +0000

I don’t know what this was before, but it’s had the retro-diner treatment. Full mirror finish stainless and neon.

Frank's Diner at night

dinerman — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:15:53 +0000

Frank’s Diner is a Kullman Princess, originally from Carney’s Point, New Jersey, where it was known as the Olympia Diner. It’s original foundation and kitchen are still there as of last I checked. Frank’s is located in Jessup, Maryland and as you can see, looks great.

Bob's Diner - Bainbridge, New York

dinerman — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:03:45 +0000

Bob’s has received a stainless retro-redo at some point. The original diner was very interesting. Super wide with a fairly flat roof profile. It really reminds me of the silhouette of a mid to late 1950s Silk City, but with 1930s fixtures. I’m not sure who was building a product of this size at that point, but whoever it was, I don’t recognize their work.

Raspberries Cafe and Creamery - Utica, New York

dinerman — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:38:56 +0000

Raspberries is a 1978 environmental style diner built by Swingle. It was formerly the Hartford Queen Diner.

2634 Genesee St
Utica, NY 13502

West Reading Diner

dinerman — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:14:41 +0000

More old diner photos. Every time I turn around I seem to find more diners I haven’t published here yet. These photos were taken c.2005.

Pennsylvania’s West Reading Diner had received a light retro-remodeling to the exterior- it sports more quilted stainless in these photos than it came out of the factory with. The interior has also been re-done. But the overall exaggerated modern lines of the diner are still in-tact.

Eulla Mae's Cafe

dinerman — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:08:38 +0000

Read the tragic tale of this diner’s move to Washington DC and subsequent demolition. HERE

I just ran across additional photos of it from when it was still operating in Pennsylvania in the courtyard of Adam’s Antique mall.

Paul's Repairs - Diner Find - NYC

dinerman — Mon, 28 May 2012 19:30:00 +0000

Another Diner Find from Ed Engel.
4419 Vernon Blvd, Queens, NYC

Dinerhunter Merch.

dinerman — Mon, 28 May 2012 16:02:49 +0000

Need some diner or Americana related goods?
I’m working on more designs- keep an eye out.

Dinerhunter Merchandise

Diner Finds- NYC

dinerman — Sun, 27 May 2012 23:57:31 +0000

Randall Diner – 1201 Randall Ave. Bronx. Now Allen’s Restaurant. This one is in the Diners of NY book, but as a ’70s diner. Looks like it may be a remodel of the much older diner.

154 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn NYC. Now El Cibao Dinner (yes- Dinner not Diner). These diner/ gas station combinations were popular in the early days. A lot of the gas stations survived in one way or another. A lot of the diners did not.

2020-2024 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NYC

Mike's Diner - NYC

dinerman — Sun, 27 May 2012 21:02:33 +0000

Ed Engel found a photo of this old barrel roof diner while searching through the 1980s NYC DOF tax photos online. Full record here. It’s still there, though as seems to be the case with these 80+ year old diners, it looks to be hacked to bits and barely recognizable.

1102 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NYC