Silver Diner celebrates 20th Anniversary May 28, 2009

Silver Diner, photo circa 1992 by Larry Cultrera
The Silver Diner opened their flagship restaurant 20 years ago on the Rockville Turnpike in Rockville, Maryland. This was the beginning of a chain that currently numbers 16 outlets in Maryland, Virginia and New Jersey. The original diner shown above is the only one built in a factory while [...]

Old Route 1 Post Card new to the collection May 24, 2009

A while back I had a post that featured an image that was an old landmark to me as a small child. The image was of a photo I shot back in the late 1980’s of the Half Dollar Bar sign that was derelict and in danger of being destroyed at that point in time. [...]

Diner Slide Show set for June 4, 2009 May 21, 2009

As stated in previous posts, I have completed the conversion of my “Diner” slide presentation from 35mm slides to PowerPoint recently. This was in preparation for the upcoming show for Historic Somerville (formerly called the Somerville Historical Society).
The presentation is entitled… The Evolution of Diners from Lunch Carts to Mega-Restaurants, 1872 to the Present, (subtitled [...]

Local Roadside Memories Slide Presentation this coming Tuesday May 16, 2009

I just wanted to remind visitors to the Weblog that I am giving my “Local Roadside Memories” slide presentation this coming Tuesday, May 19th for the Lynnfield, Mass. Historical Society.

Directions to the Lynnfield Historical Society, at the Old Meeting House on the Common in Lynnfield Centre – at the corner of Main and Summer Sts. Two [...]

Notes from the Hotline, 5-8-2009 May 8, 2009

Connecticut’s Milford Diner may soon face the wrecking ball

Milford Diner, photo copyright May, 1983 by Larry Cultrera
A late 1950’s vintage Silk City Diner with a DeRaffele vestibule at the entrance and an older barrel-roofed structure on the left side.
I first wrote about the Milford Diner of Milford, CT in the print version of Diner Hotline [...]

Lowell, Mass’. Owl Diner nears completion of new vestibule! May 4, 2009

Back in December I posted about the 4 Sister’s Owl Diner of Lowell, Mass. obtaining grant money to facilitate the construction of a larger entry vestibule  on the diner’s front wall, see http://dinerhotline.wordpress.com/2008/12/14/lowell-massachusetts-four-sisters-owl-diner-gets-make-over/
I also mentioned in that post the fact that Richard Gutman consulted with the Shanahan’s (The Owl’s owners) about the design for the [...]