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The Orange Diner in Ashland, OH is painted, yes Orange. Ashland is known for their bright pastels and paints schemes, and the Orange Diner is no disappointment. Update 03/05 : The"
Orange Diner" hasn't been in business as a diner since about 1971.
The picture here is from when a business was in there called V-Tech, which
was a Harley Motorcycle repair shop, hence the Orange and Black color
scheme. And it was never known as the Orange Diner. It has been called
The Diner, Sherrick's Diner and Peg's Diner. V-Tech moved about 2-3 years
ago. It is now a Orange Diner Update 02/08 : The Orange Diner still looks to be in fairly good repair, and someone is looking after it with a new coat of paint. It would be wonderful if someone would restore it. Photo taken February 8, 2008. Many thanks to Terry Darakis for photo and update. 02-08
The Rocket Diner still serves customers in Jacksonville, Illinois.
You can find Ford assembly line workers chowing down after their shifts at Brownies Diner in Wayne, Michigan. At the very least, you can't miss the huge arrow on this fine looking sign. Update 07/07 : Brownie's Diner is in Wayne Michigan. it is not a freestanding diner like a Paramount or Kullman though. Many thanks to Cara Barillas for this update. 07-07 Update 02/08 : Below are a couple of new photos of Brownies Diner in Wayne, MI. Many thanks to Richard Weiss for this update. 02-08 Update 03/08 : Brownie’s Diner opened in 1937 by Brownie himself but sold to the present owner in the 1970’s. Ford Motor has three plants in the town. The help is friendly and the breakfast fare is delicious. Many thanks to Greg Stachura for this update. 03-08
Welcome to the Elite Diner in Urbana, Illinois. Stop by and get
a heart attack... not just by the sight of this classic diner but by the
huge breakfasts served. Let's see... how about the "Scrambler"
consisting of an order of biscuits and gravy, cottage fries, cheese, and
topped with two scrambled eggs!
Depicting the true definition of roadside signage, the sign for Lester's
Diner in Bryan, Ohio is a can't miss sight. With the Photo courtesy Mike Engle
This streaming diner was closed at the last sighting. The Compton Diner of Compton, IL would have made a nice stop. Update 10/06 : At the time that I remember the Compton Diner from the 50's, it sat next to U.S. route 51, the north-south highway linking Rockford to Bloomington,Illinois( the main thoroughfare in those days). My dad worked next door at the J.I.Case tractor dealers shop and we lived just south of there on the edge of town next to the Burlington route railroad tracks. On the other side sat the Cities Service (Citgo today) service station and behind it was the roller skating rink. Compton was a typical midwest small town with about a 1/2 mile of roadside next to the highway. As for memories of being there, our family would go there for the Friday night fish fries, or a hamburger and french fries plate. The jukebox had Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb and all of the other country stars. They served cold beer with the meals. I won't ever forget the Hamm's and Pabst neon beer signs. It was the kind of a place where the truck drivers would stop in at. Boy, the sights and sounds of a B series Mack or the unforgettable scream of 3 cylinder Detroit in a COE crackerbox GMC (Jimmie) left an impression on a little boy as he stood there with his J.C.Higgens bicycle. Then the Burlington route freight train crews would stop at the edge of the highway and leave the diesel locomotive idling as they walked to the Diner for an evening meal around 6:00 P.M. coming back in an hour to continue on westward pulling the boxcars. They only stopped when going westbound at that time of the day. During part of the 1970's, I lived again in that area and often stopped in for nostalgia's sake. But by then the Case dealer was gone and had become a welding shop. The roller skating rink was a warehouse and the service station had been torn down. By the late 1980's the new north -south interstate had come thru east of town. So like a lot of those one horse towns, it has quietly has slipped into the countryside. Many thanks to Stephen Hormann for update. 10-06 Update 03/07 : I knew this place as Al's Diner. It has since been torn down. Many thanks to Lou Miller for update. 03-07
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classic tipped coffee cup and plain yet bold lettering, drop by and have
a cup at Lesters. Rumors state that this diner was the inspiration and
model for the TV show Alice. Kiss my grits? Well, Mel's name appears on
the marquee itself. So there. 