Some new acquisitions for the collection February 25, 2009

I recently got a couple of additions to my collection. One item was a matchbook cover for a diner I used to frequent in the 1980’s and 90’s. The matchbook dates back to when it was operated under its original name. The other item was a photo of the very first Sterling Streamliner built by [...]

Local Roadside Memories slide presentation February 17, 2009

This is a busy year for me as far as slide presentations are concerned. In fact I have an unprecedented total of 3  scheduled for 2009! The first scheduled show is my Local Roadside Memories Powerpoint presentation, next month.
This is going to be for the Medford (Massachusetts) Historical Society. I just checked their website and [...]

Please visit my Tommy James page February 11, 2009

I just started a new page to this blog which has nothing to do with diners or the roadside related places I usually write about. This  page is about one of my other long-time passions, Tommy James & the Shondells. I am a regular contributor to the Tommy James message board at his website and [...]

New film about John Baeder coincides with the Retrospective Exhibition of his paintings February 5, 2009

L-R, Filmmaker Curt Hahn, John Baeder and Kevin Grogan.
Grogan is the director of Atlanta’s Morris Art Museum and was instrumental in obtaining the grant money to finance the documentary.
Pleasant Journeys and Good Eats Along the Way is the retrospective exhibition of John Baeder’s wonderful paintings. Primarily featuring diners, John also points his lens/canvas at Taco [...]

Star Diner finally reopens in Rumford, RI February 3, 2009

I, like a lot of other people had seen recent mentions in the news of the rumored reopening of the Star Diner in Rumford, RI. This diner, 0riginally known as Keenan’s Diner is a 1950’s vintage DeRaffele diner that had operated for years (since the early 60’s I believe) as the China Star Restaurant. The [...]