The Vintage Diner
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hauntedtexan
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- Central TX
Vintage meets fasr food
While living in Apple Valley, CA, this place was a must-stop in Barstow on the way to Vegas. They had 3 or 4 side by side rail cars on tracks....
While living in Apple Valley, CA, this place was a must-stop in Barstow on the way to Vegas. They had 3 or 4 side by side rail cars on tracks....
"The ZEP DINER was built in 1930 in South Los Angeles, a result of the Zeppelin craze of the 1920's and 30's, which had recently brought the famous Graf Zeppelin to visit LA in 1929. The Zep Diner was open 24 hours a day and served up the 'Hindenburger'."
Lionel model train accessory: Hindenburger Café
Lionel model train accessory: Hindenburger Café
Pappy
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Aunt Bea
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- Near Mount Pilot
The Suburban Skyliner Diner on route 11, off the McGraw Exit of Route 81. It was actually made from two Silk City Diners, one from the 50's and a later one from the 60's. I always looked forward to stopping there when I was a kid because they sold Stuckey's Pecan Log Rolls.
Pappy
Living the Dream
Oh yes! That was one of the first things I learned about when I moved south.... I always looked forward to stopping there when I was a kid because they sold Stuckey's Pecan Log Rolls.
Pappy
Living the Dream
The Harley Diner is located at the South East Harley-Davidson dealership, Cleveland, Ohio. The diner was produced by Worcester (#796) in 1946. It is located INSIDE the showroom and functions as a café. It was originally known as Leo's Diner and located in Rochester, NH.
Aunt Bea
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I've always liked the original painting "Nighthawks" by Edward Hopper. When I was young we had a saloon in our city that looked very similar, when I walked by late at night I always wondered about the lives of each of the people scattered around the bar.
Meanderer
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Aunt Bea
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The original Squeeze In!
Pappy
Living the Dream
One of the last dinning car type dinners in the area just went from 24 hours to breakfast & lunch only. Killed plenty a morning or late night in dinners at one time. Now the slightly cheaper breakfast menus at the likes of Mickey Ds seemed to finally have taken their toll. A new "dinner" opened a few years ago. They shouldn't even call it a dinner but a restaurant because the large prices and size bear little resemblance to a dinner. An shinny aluminum facade does not make a dinner.
Meanderer
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HAHA! Here's another view (Since 1945)The original Squeeze In!
"The Squeeze-In means dogs – hot dogs that is. And lots of intimacy. Located in Sunbury Pennsylvania, this joint has a love standing affair with its customers, who happily sit on any one of four four stools at a longish counter, or two-stools if you happen to be overweight. There’s usually a queue, but the wait is worth it. And you can always sits outside if the weather’s good"!
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Pappy
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Aunt Bea
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- Near Mount Pilot
Meanderer
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Hank Williams, Jr., from the album One Night Stands
Unable to verify it, but I'm guessing the photo on the cover of this album was taken at the Burger Bar, Bristol, VA, in the late 1970's, or at least a set made to look like it. Legend has it that the driver of the car carrying Hank Williams, Sr., the night he died in 1953, stopped at this diner. [There is also some question about that legend.]
Cashier at the Burger Bar in the 1950's
Unable to verify it, but I'm guessing the photo on the cover of this album was taken at the Burger Bar, Bristol, VA, in the late 1970's, or at least a set made to look like it. Legend has it that the driver of the car carrying Hank Williams, Sr., the night he died in 1953, stopped at this diner. [There is also some question about that legend.
]Cashier at the Burger Bar in the 1950's