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Historic
NYC Moondance Diner Saved!
In early August,
diner patrons, preservationists, & community groups, will be “dancing
on the moon,” as the culturally & architecturally significant
Moondance Diner (80 6th Ave, SoHo), will be spared from demolition,
and has found a new home. The Moondance Diner will soon be transported
to La Barge, Wyoming, near the Green River, where it will serve a
population of five hundred plus; a growing tourist industry. New owners
Vince & Cheryl Pierce take pride in their new venture in the diner
business. More Information Here.
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| Lemoyne
Diner, 1941,
formerly of Harrisburg, PA, now in Providence, RI |
 The
former Lemoyne Diner, a 1941 O'Mahony Diner last opened in Lemoyne,
PA. in the early 1980's, arrived in Providence, RI. September
6, 2002. The Lemoyne Diner was built in Elizabeth, N.J., at the
Jerry O’Mahoney Co. The diner was donated the the American Diner
Museum by Tom Keifaber, owner of Baltimore, Maryland's historic
Senator Theatre. The diner was intended to become part of the
theatre project but when plans changed Keifaber contacted the
museum and offered to donate it. The 50-foot-long diner has sat
vacant for over 10 years and was in danger of being demolished
if the American Diner
Museum did not rescue it. The museum has found a new home
for the diner in the hands of one it's members and they feel it
is in very good hands. Restoration will begin soon under the guidance
of the American Diner Museum. This diner is also featured in the
book by Brian Butko & Kevin Patrick Diners of Pennsylvania
a history of diners in the Keystone State page #166.
Photos and text submitted by Gregg
Anderson of the American Diner Museum.
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| Tom
Sawyer Diner, ca. 1950s, previously of Allentown, PA |
The
former Tom Sawyer Diner was closed in June to make way for a $140
million highway bypass. The structure will be taken from its Lower
Macungie Township moorings to a site near Milwaukee's Mitchell International
Airport in the coming months, said new owner Garee E. Hupp. Hupp
was the only public bidder for the diner and its contents, winning
the auction for only $6,500. Moving the building to Wisconsin should
cost $15,000 to $22,000. Hupp hopes to reopen the diner in the spring.
The Tom Sawyer is believed to be a product of the former Fodero
Dining Car Co. of Newark, N.J., and later Bloomfield, N.J.. The
company went out of business in the '70s.
The fantastic 1959 neon sign, designed by original
owner Dale Feight, was generously donated
to the American Diner Museum. Reference: Dan Hartzell of
The Morning Call September 21, 2002.
Photo by Ronald
C. Saari, 1991, text submitted by Gregg
Anderson.
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| Other Notable Diners: |
Trolley Car Diner,
Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, 1952, previously "Palooka's" of
Wilkes Barre, PA [more
information] |
| References: |
 Diners
of the North Shore by Gary Thomas. 128
page book, 200 illustrations, (the vast majority of diner photos which
have never been published). Chronicles the course of diner history
in the Essex County area of Mass. from about 1890 until about 1975,
and is the result of 7 years of research and detective work. You can
contact the author for copies at PO Box 2016, Hamilton, MA 01982-2016,
e-mail: DinerBoy@aol.com |
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Diner Museum |
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