Dean’s Diner, a western PA landmark is for sale December 26, 2007

I have been a little lazy over the long weekend and have not posted anything. This is some news I got from various sources including Brian Butko and my Google News Alerts (on diners). It was reported the other day that Dean’s Diner of Blairsville, PA, a western Pennsylvania landmark was being put on the [...]

John Baeder in the news December 21, 2007

My good pal John Baeder was in the news in the last couple of days. For those who haven’t clicked on the link to his website (in my blogroll) and are not familiar with him, John is the premier painter of diners. His artistry is almost unequalled. His style is based on the photorealist school [...]

Remember HoJo’s? December 19, 2007

Besides my obsession with diners, I have a soft spot for the former “Landmark for Hungry Americans”, Howard Johnson’s Restaurants. Currently there are only 3 restaurants operating under this name and one of them is only open in the summer.  There is one in Bangor, Maine and two in upstate New York, Lake Placid and [...]

Cool YouTube video of Ice Cream stand turned diner in Ohio December 17, 2007

Brian Butko passed along a cool link to some video of Kremeland, an Ice Cream stand turned 63-seat diner. This place is in Navarre, Ohio ( just south of the Lincoln Highway, not actually on it) where it goes through Masillon, Ohio.

This looks like it started out as a Tastee Freez stand from [...]

Prospect MT. Diner delivered yesterday December 13, 2007

It finally showed up! After the usual delays in building and transporting of a multi-section diner, the new Prospect Mt. Diner arrived in Lake George, NY on Wednesday, December 12th. The diner built by Diner-Mite of Atlanta came in 3 sections and was placed on the waiting foundation by crane. This diner will initially seat [...]

Warren Jones passes away. The last person to operate the Apple Tree Diner December 10, 2007

I just received word that one of my earliest “Diner Buddies” Warren Jones passed away. I spoke with his mother, Ona Jones this morning and she told me the sad news. I did not want to bother her with questions (where, when, etc.) and so I gave her my condolences and told her I would [...]

6 years since owner of Main Street Diner passed away December 10, 2007

I just wanted to acknowledge that yesterday was the 6th anniversary of when my buddy Owen Abdalian passed away. At the time of his untimely death at 46 years of age, he was the owner of the Main Street Diner in Woburn, Mass. Owen and his wife Ranu had been running the diner (Worcester Lunch [...]

New diner gets 1st approval in Fairfield December 10, 2007

The DeCoven Diner formerly of Duncannon, PA above, hopefully will soon reopen as Zemo’s Diner in Fairfield, CT
Here is the text from an article written by Andrew Brophy for the Connecticut Post about Gary Zemola’s new diner project. This appeared on ConnPost.com today…
FAIRFIELD — Gary Zemola’s dream of opening a diner is on a front [...]

The Diner, a U.S. Route 40 mainstay in Indiana set to close December 5, 2007

I just read an article from the Indystar.com website by Bruce C. Smith stating that a 1950’s Mountain View Diner known simply as THE DINER is set to close at the end of this week. Originally called the Oasis Diner, it was part of a motel/diner complex located in Plainfield directly on Rte. 40. It [...]