The Vintage Diner
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"Cattlemen's stands as the oldest continually operated restaurant in Oklahoma City. Cattlemen's Cafe opened its doors in 1910".
"The restaurant changed owners a few times and in 1945 the ownership changed hands from a strange turn of events. At the time, Cattlemen's was owned by Hank Frey, a gambler of sorts. In a smoke-filled room at the old Biltmore Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City, Frey was running out of luck and money in a dice game attended by a local rancher, Mr. Gene Wade".
"Frey put up Cattlemen's as the pot if Wade could roll a 'hard six,' otherwise known as two 3s. Wade put up his life savings, which was a sizable amount of money. With one roll of the dice, Gene Wade was in the restaurant business. The '33' brand on the wall of Cattlemen's Hereford Room became a well-known symbol of Wade's good fortune".
"The restaurant changed owners a few times and in 1945 the ownership changed hands from a strange turn of events. At the time, Cattlemen's was owned by Hank Frey, a gambler of sorts. In a smoke-filled room at the old Biltmore Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City, Frey was running out of luck and money in a dice game attended by a local rancher, Mr. Gene Wade".
"Frey put up Cattlemen's as the pot if Wade could roll a 'hard six,' otherwise known as two 3s. Wade put up his life savings, which was a sizable amount of money. With one roll of the dice, Gene Wade was in the restaurant business. The '33' brand on the wall of Cattlemen's Hereford Room became a well-known symbol of Wade's good fortune".
Aunt Bea
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Mobile eatery in Spencerville, Ontario, near Ottawa, Canada.
Never heard of POGOS so I had to give it a google, similar to a corn dog.
Pappy
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Old Heavy Diner Mugs
The Humble Victor Coffee Mug. I have one, and a green one made of milk glass (may not be Victor). Frankly, they aren't that great to drink from---tendency to cause dribbling.
Anyone else have some of these?
Mugs in action.layful:
The Humble Victor Coffee Mug. I have one, and a green one made of milk glass (may not be Victor). Frankly, they aren't that great to drink from---tendency to cause dribbling.
Anyone else have some of these?
Mugs in action.
layful:
Aunt Bea
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I'm drinking my coffee out of a similar mug this morning.
Jadite was very popular in the 40's and beyond. At one time Martha Stewart and her daughter Alexis were buying it up all over the country, the prices began to soar. They were buying it to use in a restaurant venture, not sure if it ever got off the ground. Shortly after that Martha Stewart started manufacturing and selling reproductions and new designs of Jadite dishes.
Jadite was very popular in the 40's and beyond. At one time Martha Stewart and her daughter Alexis were buying it up all over the country, the prices began to soar. They were buying it to use in a restaurant venture, not sure if it ever got off the ground. Shortly after that Martha Stewart started manufacturing and selling reproductions and new designs of Jadite dishes.
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Shalimar
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Beautiful.
8 Interesting Facts about Diner Waitresses
1. "Women didn’t patronize or even work in diners until after the 1920s. Diners were parked across from factories and filled with laborers. ... It wasn’t until WWII that women were encouraged to work and eat in diners."
2. "In 1941 in The Diner magazine, writer Sam Yellin listed the reasons why women should work in diners, he said:
..a. Women will work for less pay
..b. Women will work harder than men
..c. Women can talk and work at the same timelayful:
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Buttercream diner waitresses (1950s), Napa, CA
1. "Women didn’t patronize or even work in diners until after the 1920s. Diners were parked across from factories and filled with laborers. ... It wasn’t until WWII that women were encouraged to work and eat in diners."
2. "In 1941 in The Diner magazine, writer Sam Yellin listed the reasons why women should work in diners, he said:
..a. Women will work for less pay
..b. Women will work harder than men
..c. Women can talk and work at the same time
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Buttercream diner waitresses (1950s), Napa, CA
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Another New York Diner Turns Off the Grill, a Victim of Rising Rents
"Cup & Saucer has been a mainstay of Lower Manhattan for more than 70 years, but its owners say a rent increase of $7,600 per month is forcing them to close it".
"Cup & Saucer has been a mainstay of Lower Manhattan for more than 70 years, but its owners say a rent increase of $7,600 per month is forcing them to close it".
Diner for sale - $33,500 - Cranston, RI
Lunch Car #708 was built by the Worcester Lunch Car Company in 1933. It is currently in storage in Cranston, RI, and is available immediately for purchase and re-location. The diner seats approximately 72 people with 12 counter stools and 15 tables for 60 customers. Buyer is responsible for all rigging and transportation costs.
It was originally named Rich's Annex, and was attached to Worcester Lunch Car #696 (Rich's Diner 1931), in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
Detailed Listing (Click on Rich's Annex Diner)
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