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Finally, the Abandoned Luncheonette from Hall & Oates’ point of view
Daryl Hall & John Oates’ Abandoned Luncheonette by LP record cover released by Atlantic Records in 1973 It is the year 2013 and with it comes the 40th anniversary of the release of Daryl Hall and...
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The Dining Car of Philadelphia, a family tradition!
Close-up of the fantastic sign for The Dining Car in Philadelphia, July 1, 1985 photo by Larry Cultrera Growing up in the Boston area, I recall all the various diners we had around thru the 1950′s and...
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Another Diner Road Trip – 27 years ago this weekend
I have been rather delinquent in posting recently. In part due to laziness and also because I have been contemplating this post, I just needed to scan a bunch of slides for it. A few months ago I...
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Goodbye to the Rosebud Diner
Well as reported in the past few months, the Rosebud Diner of Davis Square in Somerville, Mass. has finally closed under the ownership of the Nichols family after a long run. The Nichols’ actually...
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New home for Hometown Diner
The Silver Diner Restaurant not showing too much silver (stainless steel) Note that the sign says “Trailer For Sale” (I hate when people refer to diners as trailers!) photo courtesy of Steve Harwin...
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Kim and Mike’s Excellent Diner Adventure!!!!
Mike & Kim Pinto on the “Diner Trail”. June 20, 2013 photo by Larry Cultrera I was checking out Facebook this past weekend and found a post from the Point Diner (AKA the Somers Point Diner) of...
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Roger’s Redliner Diner finds a home
Back in December I made a visit to Salisbury, Mass. to reconnect with a diner I first saw in 1989. I wrote about it here in January…....
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Salem Diner being sold to University
Salem Diner, April 5, 2009 photo by Larry Cultrera I was totally surprised to read that George and Zoe Elefteriadis, owner/operators of the Salem Diner of Salem . Mass. have been made an offer they...
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Follow-up on the Salem Diner
Well, we visited the Salem Diner on Saturday for our usual breakfast between 5:30 and 6:15 AM. It was doing a great business even at that early hour. I went back to the kitchen to speak with owner...
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Final visit to the Miss Adams Diner
Miss Adams Diner, Worcester Lunch Car No. 821. August 10, 2013 photo by Larry Cultrera I made a “quick” trip out to Adams, Mass. yesterday from my home in Saugus, Mass. Now if some of you do not know,...
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Notes from the Hotline, 9-14-2013
A Brand-new book on New Hampshire Diners in the works Littleton Diner – Littleton, NH, July 30, 2013 photo by Larry Cultrera I have been fairly inactive for over a month, as far as posting anything new...
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Dedication of Plaque for owners of Carroll’s Diner
As many people who follow this blog know, I have been documenting diners going on 33 years (next month) and have photographed over 830 of them in that time. I think back of all the diners and people I...
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Rindge, NH’s Hometown Diner opens
Back in June I wrote about a diner being relocated to Rindge, NH from Ohio by way of Kentucky. This was the Hometown Diner a 1949 (Silk City No. 4931) Which had been restored by Steve Harwin’s...
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Goodbye to Hilltop Steak House
The famous 68 foot tall Hilltop Steak House sign. October 14, 2013 photo by Larry Cultrera Rumors have abounded for years about the imminent closing of the famous Hilltop Steak House located on U.S....
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Diner Hotline Weblog celebrates 6 years!
Well, October 31st has rolled around again and this means I get to look back and remember that 6 years ago today the Diner Hotline Weblog was launched! As I have said in my “About” page, this blog was...
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Englewood Diner becomes Red Line Diner
Red Line Diner, now located in Brighton, Mass. October 26, 2013 photo by Larry Cultrera Formerly the Englewood Diner of Dorchester, Mass. I have been a little remiss in posting anything throughout...
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Roger’s Redliner Diner initiates a Kickstarter Campaign
Original Placemat for the Monarch Diner of Dover, NH Roger Elkus and Daryl McGann will be reopening the diner soon as Roger’s Redliner Diner in Portsmouth, NH possibly in January Ironically after...
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Diner Hotline – 2013 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 72,000 times in...
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University reopens the Salem Diner
The Salem Diner, July 29, 2013 photo by Larry Cultrera Salem State University reopened the Salem Diner in mid-January. It is being operated by the schools food service provider, Chartwells. The...
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Central Diner closes, future in doubt
Central Diner, Millbury, Mass. Photo by Larry Cultrera Line-art I created for the Central Diner coffee mug for Richard & Brigid Gore back in the 1990s based on the above photo. The Central Diner...
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