After spending 15 minutes outside with the mosquitoes, they got enough of my blood. So lets catch up for lost time.
Yesterday's Diner in New Hyde Park, Long Island of New York was just a drive by on my second trip to Long Island in 2008. Mario Monti, in his "A Directory of Diners," says that this is the former Galaxy Diner, a 1948 DeRaffele that was renovated in 1997. The remodeling is different than other remodelings. They used tiles under the windows, which makes this a unique remodel. The top part of the diner remodel has been used on plenty of other diners. This covers the roof line of the diner and gives a shiny appearance which is popular with many post modern diners.
One of my best night photos, this is the Fillin Station in Whatley, Massachusetts. The diner is located just off of I-91 and is open 24/7. The Kullman Princess style diner is truly a rarity in the diner world. It fits in in the short time period between the stainless steel gem of the 1950s and the environmental models of the 1960s. It has large picture frame windows which decreases the amount of stainless steel on the exterior with a touch of flair in the roof line. For the most part, the interior is pretty original. Food wise, I will always remember this place as the first place I saw soda for more than $2 at a restaurant.
When do you get to shoot a photo of the back side of a diner? Frank's Diner in Kenosha, Wisconsin gives you the perfect excuse. The front side still exists, but the glass of the windows were taken out, and an addition was put in front of the old exterior of the stool only O'Mahony. The owners painted the old time letters on the outside to give the viewer a nice welcome. Inside, the place is constantly packed after multiple appearances on Food Network shows. Matter of fact, one grill is solely used for their famous garbage plates. While tiles are starting to fall off inside, the interior is amazingly original.
There are a number of these Starlite Denny's hanging out in lower Virginia. This one is in Colonial Heights. This one is on the outer edges of a mall complex, but I honestly don't remember being here even though these photos are from March 2011. I had to look up on google maps that the diner is just south of Richmond. One of three Denny's moved from different states, this one came from Commerce, Georgia.
The Gap Diner in Wind Gap, Pennsylvania sits on the southern end of a commercial district on Pennsylvania Routes 115 & 512. This could be a Manno diner with the different look, but in fact it is stated to be a Paramount by Kyle Weaver in the second edition of "Diners of Pennsylvania." The look on the outside, with the horizontal flutes is a rare look for diners, indeed. Unfortunately the interior has been 100% remodeled, and other than having a counter, there is nothing left to tell you how the interior may have looked at one time.
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