The Vintage Diner

bluebreezes said:
Are Greek diners more of a metro NY thing? I grew up in NY and I remember there were many then, but outside of the NY area I haven't seen any Greek diners.
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Our last one just closed.

I used to love the revolving pastry that teased me while I was waiting for a table!

When I go to Buffalo NY I always try to stop at the Towne Restaurant for a Souvlaki breakfast platter.
 

Not having any diners here, we think of them as very iconic of the US, they are in all forms of art, books, plays paintings etc.
Found the photos of old disused diners very creepy.....very Stephen King!
 
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We have a small chain of old-fashioned diners here, called the Silver Diner. They have little jukeboxes on the tables, etc. And their food is very reminiscent of mid-century diner food. You can get an excellent grilled cheese sandwich.
 
Sunny said:
We have a small chain of old-fashioned diners here, called the Silver Diner. They have little jukeboxes on the tables, etc. ...
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I loved those table jukeboxes, Sunny. You could look through *all* the songs, and only the people at your booth knew who was playing them. ;)

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Meanderer, that painting (Normal Rockwell) is really interesting. Did you notice the train through the window? What detail, to put all that in there just in the window. I wonder if he used a photo as a model. :confused:

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Happy Thanksgiving!
 
Well, then Grandma Moses was right. Forget about art teachers. They will always tell you to never even *try* to make a drawing look exactly like a scene, otherwise you might as well take a photo. :D:rolleyes:
 
On our trips to California, in an un-air-conditioned car, we would always be on the lookout for A&W root beer stands. It seemed like they were all across the country.

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Acrylic Painting by Larry Johnston©
 
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