Yesterday’s Visit to the Miss Portland Diner November 29, 2008

As I stated earlier in the week, Denise and I drove up to Portland, Maine yesterday to have breakfast at the newly reopened Miss Portland Diner. This diner, Worcester Lunch Car No. 818  is now in it’s third location having originally been installed and opened, February of 1949 on Forest Avenue just outside the downtown area [...]

Notes from the Hotline, 11/25/08 November 25, 2008

Salem Diner has small fire
Things have been a little quiet but I will mention that last week it was reported that the Salem Diner (Salem, Mass.) had a small mishap that was appeared in the Salem Evening News. Apparently some workmen were removing the porcellain panels on the streamlined end of the diner to install [...]

Providence, RI diner may be moving to Minnesota November 19, 2008

The Sandwich Factory, both photos circa 1981 by Larry Cultrera

A former Providence, RI diner may be on it’s way to a new home in Minnesota. Originally known as Poirier’s Diner and later operating under names such as El Faro, Arnold’s Diner, the Top Hat Diner and when I first photographed it sometime between November 29, [...]

Notes from the Hotline, 11/15/08 November 15, 2008

Photos of former Big Dig Diner in new location

Exterior view of the former Big Dig Diner now operating
as Nancy’s Diner In Grafton, Ohio
I’ve heard from Steve Harwin of Diversified Diners this week. Steve is a busy man and he was answering an email I sent 2 or 3 months ago. No problem, I was happy [...]

Notes from the Hotline, 11-9-08 November 9, 2008

Norm’s Diner in Groton, CT reportedly closed.

Norm’s Diner from the early 1980’s, copyright Larry Cultrera
TheDay.com had a report dated Thursday, the 6th of November about the closing of Norm’s Diner. This 1950’s vintage Silk City Diner  has been continuously operated since it was brand-new. It has been owned for most of those years by Norm [...]

Roadside Magazine calls it quits! November 9, 2008

Who knew back when Randy Garbin published the above issue of Roadside (Issue Number 35, May – 2007) with the headline about Phil De Raffele as the old-line diner industry’s sole survivor that it also would be the final issue (in print media) for Garbin’s almost 20 year labor of love. Back in 1990 when [...]

Notes from the Hotline, 11/1/08 November 1, 2008

Miss Portland Diner reopens

Miss Portland Diner, Last day of business at old location
Photo by Larry Cultrera, Copyright, March, 2004

Miss Portland Diner being worked on at new location
Photo by Larry Cultrera, Copyright, April, 2008
I read online reports thru my “Google News Alert” (with heads-up from Glenn Wells and Ted Boardman) that the Miss Portland Diner, Worcester [...]