The first diner is a 1970s Paramount on Upper Front Street in Binghamton. The Spot is an iconic restaurant in the lore of Binghamton. The restaurant started out as a stick built building in the 1950s on what was the outskirts of Binghamton. Over the years, the area was built up, with the addition of Broome Community College to the vicinity. The diner is pretty much original to the 1970s on the interior.
This 1970s DeRaffele has been remodeled over the years, as many Long Island diners have. Not as extreme as others, this diner still sports a fair amount of bling and plenty of polished stone on the exterior. The original diner from the late 1950s is now in Phoenicia, NY and goes by the name, Phoenicia Diner. As with many long Island diners, this one sits on the busy Old Country Road. And serves locals and shoppers alike.
The USA Diner is located on Merrick Blvd,
Rosedale, which is a part of Queens. The diner is not far from the start of Nassau County and also close to the Kennedy Airport. Again, the diner sits on a well traveled road but is considered one of the minor traveling roads of the area. With this in mind, the US gets more locals than many of the shopping area diners. I have this diner listed as a DeRaffele that was remodeled in 1991. Note the mix of stone and flaired out windows. The style seems to be consistent with a remodeled diner, which seems to be the norm metro New York City.
Our next diner is the Silk City Diner of Philadelphia. Not always the case, but this diner shares the name with the manufacturer of the diner. This was a photo session with Glenn Wells of roadsidefans dot com. The diner has mostly evening and late night hours as they are more of a Bar and Lounge that happens to use a diner as part of the space. Fortunately, they do keep up the exterior of the diner. The do have brunch on the weekend, but if you are looking for a simple diner meal, this may not be your place to go.
That darned pole gets in the way of a nice photo of a downtown Valentine in New Albany, Indiana. Valentine diners, built in Kansas were by far more popular in the midwest. This diner was sold to new ownership in the last two years and it is unknown if they have reopened. Being a small diner, and allowing smoking for all these years has made an intense cleaning of the diner a necessity. The interior sports very original fixtures, and when it reopens, is a perfect place to visit for diner fans.
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