The DINER.

[Firefyter-Emt]

I too just found this thread, and I am a great fan of them myself! I read through this whole thread, and was surprised that a couple of the Central Mass diners did not show. Someone just brought up the famous "Miss Worcester" (in it's day a test bed for all the new goodies being put in by the Worcester Diner Co.)

Then, right next door and down the road a bit, another Worcester Diner "The Boulevard" (great food here too)

Of course, there is by far my favorite... Carl's! This place is a legend in itself!

Carl's is the place if you like food, and lot's of it! Sure, it's basic greasy spoon servings, but they make up any short comings in quantity! I made the mistake of ordering "extra bacon" once... I received at least another pound of bacon in addition to the huge portion that came with my meal!
Mmmmm Carl's...

And lastly, Central Diner over in Millbury.

PS: all the photos are via google search, not taken by me.

 

[Dinerman]

A1 Diner - Gardiner, ME

Brunswick Diner- Brunswick, ME

Palace Diner- Biddeford, ME

Yankee Diner - Charlton, MA

 

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[Zemke Fan]

D-Man! Love your stuff, man. One of THE most interesting threads on the FL for YEARS running now! Thanks for continuing to share and amuse us!!

 

[Mr Vim]

Where was the Olympia Dinner D-Man? Washington? If so, I'll have to look for it next time I'm there.

I love diners, they just have a great feel to them, as in its okay to sit in them for just a cup of coffee and a conversation and I don't even drink coffee!

 

[Del Ray]

I just put a post on my blog regarding late night diners http://oldschoolrules.com/2011/08/15/find-the-perfect-late-night-diner/

After I posted it I asked myself, "I wonder if there's a thread about this at the Fedora." As usual, this forum did not disappoint. Seems we like much of the same stuff.

Best,

Del
http://oldschoolrules.com/

 

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[Dinerman]

Annapolis, MD. Built in 1999 by DeRaffele.

Bethesda, MD. Diner built/converted late '20s/early '30s. Manufacturer unknown.

 

[Dan'l]

That Annapolis, MD. diner looks fabulous. Reminds me of one you might see in a movie.

 

[Mahagonny Bill]

The Bethesda dinner is interesting. Is it a rail-car diner tucked into a building? Or is it just made to look like one?

 

[Dinerman]

It's an old diner that's had the building built around it. With the many renovations (starting in the mid '30s), it's hard to tell exactly what it began life as- purpose built factory built diner? converted trolley? converted rail car? But definitely something freestanding from elsewhere that's been integrated into the shopping strip.

Here's the full post on it.

 

[Gene]

There's a Valentine prefab Little Chef diner in my hometown of New Albany, IN. The place fell into pretty bad disrepair and was a magnet for homeless and a lot of undesirables in town until they started to revitalize the downtown area.

Here's what it ideally looked like in the 50's:

Here's ours:

Plate inside:

 

[Dinerman]

The Silver Diner - Laurel, Maryland. Built 1990.

 

[Dinerman]

Towson Diner - Towson, MD

 

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[Dinerman]

There's a 1950s Stainless Steel diner underneath all this.

 

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[Dinerman]

the bridge diner - Havre DeGrace MD

1930s

2011

 

[PADDY]

New Bridge Diner...what a shame eh! Looks lovely in its' original form.