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Marshall's Fountain Lunch/ Curtis' Famous

Dinerman

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My dad and I took a trip to Cumberland yesterday, taking a side trip over to the little town of Lonaconing, Maryland. We stopped in for a bite to eat at Marshall's Fountain Lunch, a fantastic lunch counter downtown.

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Here's a shot of it from when it was new. It is the building in the foreground on the left. As you can see, not much has changed/
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The interior is a time warp back to the late 'teens early twenties. The booths, the octagonal tabletops with gold flaked black tops. The matching wood phone booth is still in place, though it's no longer open to use by the public

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Okay- I guess one "new" thing in there is the front counter, but that looks like it's been there for at least seventy years. Look at the cast aluminum snow-cone machine to the right of the coke machine. They're still using the original cash register.
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and refer back to the postcard. See the hotel in the background? It's still there- only now it's a ghost sign.

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Earp

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Very Nice

Hey Dinerman! Thanks for posting these great pics and for your descriptions of this slice of Americana. You give a very nice tour. I hope you do more of these "vignettes" whenever the opportunity arises. I miss these old places ... I'm rather nostalgic for the old color schemes, machinery made with style and embellishment, and the great architecture and all the rest .... aw heck, you know what I mean :)

Thanks again.
--Wyatt--
 

Dinerman

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Well then, here's another stop we took yesterday- Coney Island & Curtis' Famous Weiners of Cumberland, MD

The outside
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Love those hand lettered signs in the glass.
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Since 1918. Look at those beauties being made
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Check out the prices! And unusual items like the fish tail sandwich (also found here) and the chocolate rickey. Great lettered sign. I also like the doughboy on the sign above. Thank goodness this place is still around for us to enjoy!
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Don't those look great? They were.
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Horrible expression. What can I say- I was eating. Excellent hot dogs.
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