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01-28-2017, 01:06 AM | #1 |
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Zero at the Diner
Took AnnaRae in Old Henry an hour away up the mountain (6,434 ft) to the Road Island Diner in Oakley for dinner. It is a very historic diner having begun its life in 1939 in Fall River, MA where Al McDermott ran it for 14 years before he sold it and it was moved to Middletown, RI where it operated as Tommy's Deluxe Diner until 2007 when it was moved to the little mountain hamlet of Oakley, UT (pop 1,544) and restored to its former, and now current, glory. More story and pictures here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rplEcKUF9gg
As we parked in the parking lot the outside thermometer read 0°. Before I could get my picture of it the engine heat bumped it to 1°. 63° was inside of Old Henry. We kept our coats on. Here's a stock photo from the internet of the interior:
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01-28-2017, 01:26 AM | #2 |
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Photoshop "in" one of "Old Henry's Brothers" to take the place of that white car and that would look like a classic "Life Magazine" Post War Americana photo. Nicely done....
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01-28-2017, 01:40 AM | #3 | |
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Quote:
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01-28-2017, 06:19 AM | #4 |
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Very cool Professor!
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01-28-2017, 08:11 AM | #5 |
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As usual, wonderful photos and info. Thanks,Henry and keep the trips coming!
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01-28-2017, 09:08 AM | #6 |
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01-28-2017, 09:47 AM | #7 |
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love them old diners ,most all gone now
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01-28-2017, 11:26 AM | #8 |
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Old Henry
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01-28-2017, 11:32 AM | #9 |
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...I suspect most of the old diners, (and Mom & Pop places), have been run out of business by the fast food joints. The new generations want speed & a drive thru window. If there are diners in our areas, we need to support them every chance we get and keep them open.
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01-28-2017, 12:38 PM | #10 |
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We have 2 left on the Berlin Turnpike here in Connecticut. All the rest have been altered so much, you can't recognize them or they've been torn down. One is here in Newington, where I live and the other is in Wethersfield, next town up the pike. These are only a few of what's left in Connecticut.
You're photos are great!
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01-28-2017, 12:44 PM | #11 |
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if your near canton,mi. theres a great old diner on michigan ave. and beck rd.- thats been turned into a hambuger joint, great looks and food
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01-28-2017, 12:44 PM | #12 |
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Saw that diner on tv. One of the car building shows had a reveal there. Nice looking place.
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01-28-2017, 12:51 PM | #13 |
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They moved the entire structure/building from RI to UT???
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01-28-2017, 02:58 PM | #14 |
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When I was in Danbury, CT, pre '67, there were 3 "shiney" diners. Mill Plain,west of town. Popular with truckers, because of parking. Durkin's, just east of downtown. Don't recall the name of the third, near the train station. They were on US Rt. 6/7, that went right thru town.
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01-28-2017, 03:07 PM | #15 |
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A good old South Wind gasoline heater would bring Old Henry up to temp.
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01-28-2017, 03:21 PM | #16 |
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George & Sally's 1941 Blue Moon Diner - Gilmore car museum
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01-28-2017, 03:24 PM | #17 |
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Wednesday eve cruise - Gilmore car museum
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01-28-2017, 03:41 PM | #18 |
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Well, just......DAMN! DD
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01-28-2017, 04:51 PM | #19 |
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Yes. Here it is leaving Rhode Island: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JbKmQ6Ise0
And, "the rest of the story": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rplEcKUF9gg
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01-28-2017, 05:04 PM | #20 |
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A photo from my now defunct HO model railroad, set in the 1956 time frame. Right across the street from the station in Percy, GA, and walking distance from the bus station.
The model was a narrow shelf layout, so space was tight. Note the 1936 cab at the station.
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