Diner/Roadside Art Exhibit at Culinary Arts Museum January 27, 2009

Back around 1986, right after I was featured in a Boston Globe article on Diners written by Nathan Cobb, I was contacted by Becky Haletky. Becky introduced herself as an artist who enjoyed painting diners and other roadside related subjects. She was living with her family in Rockland, Mass. at the time (before moving to [...]

More scratch-built Diner models January 20, 2009

When I posted the text and photos of the two scratch-built diner models I worked on (and finally finished) last month, I got an interesting comment from Philadelphia resident Phil Juska. Phil enjoyed seeing the images of my efforts and informed me he had recently completed a similar project. In fact, he had built a [...]

Update on Cheyenne Diner January 15, 2009

Market Diner (now Cheyenne Diner) photo circa 1983
by Larry Cultrera
Well it looks like someone has stepped up to the plate and saved NYC’s Cheyenne Diner from demolition. This time it looks like it isn’t staying in New York. Read yesterdays latest bulletin from the Save the Cheyenne Diner Committee….
HISTORIC CHEYENNE DINER TO RETIRE SOUTH
IN ITS GOLDEN [...]

NYC’s Cheyenne Diner again in danger January 10, 2009

Market Diner (now Cheyenne Diner) photo circa 1983
by Larry Cultrera
Back in April, 2008 New York City’s Cheyenne Diner was closed and threatened with demolition when the property the diner was located on was reportedly being redeveloped for condos. Michael Perlman, a young crusader who was in the forefront in saving NYC’s Moondance Diner when that [...]