A road construction project in the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia is killing business for a number of commercial enterprises that depend on street traffic for patronage. One half mile of Germantown Avenue has been closed due to a 17 million dollar PennDot project to replace 100 year old utility lines and is wreaking havoc on [...]
Denise and I got to the Little Depot Diner on Railroad Avenue (behind the Courthouse) in downtown Peabody, Mass. on Saturday. This turned out to be a pleasant experience. Steve Repucci had visited there the day before and reported a short, positive review as well. I talked briefly with owner Jim Miles who was helping [...]
I visited the Rosebud Diner in Somerville, Mass. the other evening after work, and had a nice dinner and talk with owner Bill Nichols. The Rosebud is a Worcester semi-streamlined model dating from 1941. I have been going to the Rosebud Diner since I first started documenting diners with photographs back in the early 1980’s. But I [...]
Saturday’s Breakfast at Blanchard’s 101 Diner
Denise and I, as planned went out to Worcester and had a great breakfast at Blanchard’s 101 Diner! Denise had a fresh-baked corn muffin while I as predicted had the “Italian Breakfast” which was delicious. Denise was impressed with the overall appearance of the diner and I enjoyed talking with [...]
I got a call from Chris Blanchard this past Monday night (Blanchard’s 101 Diner, Worcester, Mass.). He inquired about diner manufacturer “tags” and what they looked like, specifically Worcester Diner tags. I told him I had some examples of Worcester tags as well as some other manufacturers and I would scan a few. He is [...]
Lynn, Massachusetts’ Capitol Diner to start opening Sunday Mornings!
For people who do not know, the Capitol Diner is a 1928 vintage Brill Diner, the last operating diner built by J.G. Brill Company. At one time there were many of these diners but over the years one by one they all seemed to disappear. The Miss [...]
I was checking out Randy Garbin’s (Roadsideonline) Roadside Forums as I am wont to do on a daily basis when I noticed either Monday or Tuesday (the days seem to run together) the Forbes Diner of New Haven, CT was being moved to be replaced by a Dunkin Donuts store. For those who don’t know, [...]
A Providence Journal article from Sunday February 3rd has a wonderful story about a retired policeman (Edmund Malloy), who at the time was a sergeant and his exploits during the memorable Blizzard of 1978. It mentions Providence’s Ever Ready Diner, at that time located on Admiral Street adjacent to the Chad Brown Housing Project. The diner, originally operated [...]
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