Category Archives: Diners

Supreme Roast Beef

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Elizabeth Thomsen

Day 15: January 15, 2010 This diner was manufactured by Jerry O’Mahony, Inc. of Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 1949. It was originally Michel’s Diner and later Chick’s Roast Beef. It’s tucked tightly into a wedge-shaped lot on Main Street in … Continue reading →

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Day and Night Diner

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Elizabeth Thomsen

I travel around Massachusetts a lot for work, mostly for meetings, but I rarely seem to be able to take advantage of these trips to visit a new diner. Even when I know there’s a diner in town, it seems … Continue reading →

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RIP Mark Fidrych, Ballplayer and Diner Guy

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Elizabeth Thomsen

I was saddened to hear the news of the accidental death of former baseball player Mark “The Bird” Fidrych yesterday. In 1976, Fidrych joined the Detroit Tigers. He was named the American League Rookie of the Year and was selected … Continue reading →

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Modern Diner

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Elizabeth Thomsen

Modern Diner | 364 East Avenue | Pawtucket, Rhode Island | Sterling Streamliner, #4110 I finally had a chance to photograph the Modern Diner in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It’s one of the two remaining Sterling Streamliners. The other is the … Continue reading →

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“No Transfats at a Watertown Diner”

Posted on August 30, 2008 by Elizabeth Thomsen

There’s a proposal to ban transfats in Massachusetts, so reporter Carl Stevens of WBZ Radio paid a visit to the Deluxe Town Diner in Watertown which stopped serving transfats three years ago. The actual story doesn’t have much substance, other … Continue reading →

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Central Diner

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Elizabeth Thomsen

The Central Diner is in Millbury, Massachusetts, just outside of my hometown of Worcester. My aunt and uncle live in Millbury, so I have visited the town many times over the years, but somehow I never get to the downtown … Continue reading →

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Chet’s Diner : Northborough, Massachusetts

Posted on May 24, 2008 by Elizabeth Thomsen

Last Tuesday I participated in a professional meeting at Tower Hill Botanical Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts. It’s a beautiful place, and I enjoyed walking around outside during the breaks to take a few pictures of flowers and statues. But after … Continue reading →

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Capitol Diner Video on YouTube

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Elizabeth Thomsen

Here’s a simple little video interview Carl Stevens of WBZ Radio did with Bobby Fennell, state lawmaker and owner of the Capitol Diner in Lynn. It’s just a few minutes long, the camera work is shaky and no one says … Continue reading →

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Middleboro Diners : New and Old

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Elizabeth Thomsen

After a meeting yesterday, I took a drive down Route 28 in Middleboro, Massachusetts, to check out two diners. The first is Dave’s Diner, one of the newest diners in the state, a 1997 Starlite. It’s a gleaming silver thing, … Continue reading →

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Edgemere Diner Update

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Elizabeth Thomsen

In a previous post here about Shrewsbury’s Edgemere Diner, I called it “an old beauty who has fallen upon hard times” and ended with these words: Meanwhile, the diner sits deteriorating on Route 20, awaiting rescue and rehabilitation. That was … Continue reading →

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