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A new personal milestone – 900 Diners photographed & logged – a long time...
Back on November 29, 1980, when I shot my very first “Diner” photo, the photos that followed in the next few months came fairly fast. But what was missing in the very beginning was a record if you...
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A Tribute to Donald Kaplan & Allyson Bellink, Authors of the 1980 Book –...
Donald Kaplan & Alan Bellink in front of New York City’s River Diner, 1986 Photo by Nancy Kaye for a New York Times feature article about the reprinting of Diners of the Northeast by Faber &...
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November 29, 2025 marks forty-five years of documenting diners with my...
Well, another year has flown by, and it seems that before we knew it, the end of November has come along. Sometimes it is hard to believe that this amount of time has passed – not just the current...
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Acknowledging 18 years of Diner Hotline Weblog
The first photo that appeared on this blog back on October 31, 2007.Featuring my late friend Owen Abdalian and yours truly at the Main Street Diner in Woburn, Massachusetts. June 13, 1993 Photo...
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Andrew Satter’s Kitchenette Diner photos on display at Cambridge City Hall
Andrew Satter emailed me back on October 10th and informed me that Cambridge, Massachusetts Mayor E. Denise Simmons had caught his previous Pop-Up exhibit of photos at the Cambridgeside Mall earlier...
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Update on the long-closed Rosie’s Diner, with yet again, another new lease on...
The Diner Store (left) next-door to Rosie’s Diner (right) at 14 Mile Road in Rockford, Michigan.circa 1990s photo by Fred Tienzivu I last wrote a post about Rosie’s Diner back on November 1, 2023. At...
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Walk-Ins Welcome – from The Diner Project, A temporary pop-up exhibit of...
It has been quite some time since my last post and I apologize. Since mid-February I have had some medical issues (i.e. infections and surgical procedure on my right foot) that have confined my...
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Noting the anniversary of my first Diner photograph 44 years ago!
As I do every year around Thanksgiving, I like to acknowledge the anniversary of snapping my very first 35mm photo of a Diner. I figure some long-time followers of this blog may know how my passion...
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Acknowledging 17 Years of Diner Hotline Weblog- with an account of my 2024...
Every year on or around October 31st, I like to take note of the anniversary of the birth of this blog. In August of 2007, I retired the original Diner Hotline column I wrote for the Society for...
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Newington, Connecticut’s Iconic Olympia Diner threatened with possible...
Front view of the reproduction 1950s postcard of the Olympia Diner from my collection Back view of the reproduction 1950s postcard of the Olympia Diner from my collection This past August when news...
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Dick Gutman, DINERMAN, a new exhibit at The Henry Ford
Photo from The Henry Ford, courtesy of Brian Butko The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation has launched a new exhibit honoring my long-time friend Richard Gutman. Dick co-authored along with...
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A new photo exhibit called The Diner Project opens in Danbury, Connecticut
I was contacted by Andrew Satter via Linkdin back in March. Andy is the Founder & CEO at Andrew Satter & Associates, Inc. Executive Leadership Coach and Strategic Thinking Partner for C-Suite...
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Remembering Douglas A. Yorke, Jr. – a founding member of The Society for...
Douglas A. Yorke, Jr., Photo from his Linkdin profile. An old friend and colleague of mine, Douglas A. “Doug” Yorke, Jr. passed away on April 11, 2024. My connection to Doug Yorke was thru the Society...
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Tim’s Diner of Leominster, Mass.
One of my very favorite diners Tim’s Diner, Water Street in Leominster, Mass. A circa 1950s photo showing the diner with the original name of Roy’sDiner on the porcelain panels. Photo Courtesy of...
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The Dandee Donut Factory a new local Breakfast and Lunch destination (plus...
In Massachusetts, we have had a long history and love affair with donuts. I remember a time in the 1950s and 60s when every city or town had at least one Mom & Pop Donut (or Doughnut) shop. In...
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Marking 43 Years of Documenting Diners with my photographs.
Here we are again – it’s November 29th and as always, I like to make note of this day, now 43 years ago when I shot my first 35mm photograph of a diner. There I was on my second road trip to...
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Acknowledging 16 years of Diner Hotline – more Diners on the move
Okay, so October 31st has come back around and as regular followers of Diner Hotline may know, I always like to acknowledge that this is the anniversary of the start of this blog. It has been 16 years...
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Pocono Road Trip, first time back since 1991…
Denise and I were married on October 12, 1991 and honeymooned at The Caesar’s Pocono Palace (now Cove Pocono Palace) in Marshalls Creek, Pennsylvania. Back thru the 1980s I used to pass this resort...
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Great little road trip to commemorate my 70th Birthday!
Denise and I took a little road trip on Memorial Day weekend to the Bennington, Vermont area. It was partially to celebrate a milestone birthday and also to just get the cobwebs cleared and the...
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November 29, 2022 marks 42 years of Diner photographs
Well, it’s that time of year where I mark the anniversary of taking my first 35mm photo of a diner. As regular readers of this blog know, that first Diner photo was the following photo… By-Pass Diner...
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