More of Diner Hotline’s “Top Diners” of Massachusetts July 30, 2009

Continuing on with last week’s post (Top 10 Diners of Massachusetts) I will name my next 10 favorite diners of the Bay State. This new edition of the list will continue with factory-built diners as well.

Boulevard Diner, 155 Shrewsbury Street
Worcester, Mass.
1937 vintage Worcester Diner
Originally owned by Fred J. Galanto, this diner has been operated by [...]

Diner Hotline’s Top 10 Massachusetts Diners, part 1 July 20, 2009

I have been communicating with Beth Lennon recently (of Retro Roadmap, see last Diner Hotline post). She is, as I write this, back in Massachusetts to visit with family and do some roadtrip/roadside photo excursions, revisiting diners, donut shops, hot dog stands and clam shacks, not to mention ice cream stands, bowling alleys and mini-golf [...]

Notes from the Hotline, 7-11-09 July 11, 2009

I haven’t been inspired to write anything recently on the blog and I apologize. Been waiting for the weather to be more summer-like I guess. So I decided to post about a couple of blogs I have been checking out recently, in fact they are already links on my blog roll.
Rick Sebak’s Blog

Rick Sebak photo courtesy WQED
Most [...]

Notes from the Hotline, 7-1-09 July 1, 2009

Meeting Susan & Bob Wingate
This past Saturday Denise and I met up with my new friend Susan Wingate and her husband Bob. Susan & Bob live out in the extreme Northwest corner of the contiguous United States in Friday Harbor, Washington. She has authored two novels and is currently working on the next one. I contacted Susan right after I heard [...]