From the time the first handful of night lunch wagons served up their simple fare on the streets of the North Shore in 1890, residents from every social and economic standing have frequented these familiar beacons of hospitality and their descendants, the diners. Over the course of the sixty years that followed, the areaÃs manufacturing, transportation, and recreation centers provided the hungry clientele who helped spur the metamorphosis of the humble lunch wagon into the sleek, efficient, and friendly eatery known as the diner. Diners of the North Shore is a fascinating collection of many previously unpublished images from the golden age of the diner. Bearing names such as Hesperus in Gloucester, Lafayette in Salem, and Suntaug in Peabody, these eat-on-the-run oases provided their customers with not only a square meal but also an atmosphere as welcoming as oneÃs kitchen. From the primitive Night Owl lunch wagon to the art deco-inspired Sterling Streamliner, Diners of the North Shore showcases each dinerÃs unique character, along with the colorful personalities who ran them.
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A founding member of the American Diner Museum and an antique and diner restoration specialist, Gary Thomas has aided in the removal and preservation of numerous diners in the northeastern United States. Actively involved as the roadside curator of the Walker Transportation Collection at the Beverly Historical Society, the author has assisted in curating exhibits regarding this subject, as well as documenting many aspects of the industry.
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BURSIEL'S LUNCH WAGON, 205 BROADWAY, LAWRENCE, C. 1910. This was one of two lunch wagons operated by Arthur E. Bursiel at the time, the other being at 104 Broadway. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Courtesy American Diner Museum, Worcester Lunch Car Company, Agawam Diner, Tumble Inn, North Shore, New Hampshire, Ann's Diner, White House Cafe, Miss Beverly, World War, Courtesy James Evans, Bill Evans, Jim Evans, New England, Salisbury Beach, Sterling Streamliner, Tom Blackburn, Arlington Diner, Cape Ann Grill, Carroll's Diner, Courtesy Charles, Courtesy Rita Enire, Ephraim Hamel, Fall River, Nelson Blackburn New!
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BURSIEL'S LUNCH WAGON, 205 BROADWAY, LAWRENCE, C. 1910. This was one of two lunch wagons operated by Arthur E. Bursiel at the time, the other being at 104 Broadway. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Courtesy American Diner Museum, Worcester Lunch Car Company, Agawam Diner, Tumble Inn, North Shore, New Hampshire, Ann's Diner, White House Cafe, Miss Beverly, World War, Courtesy James Evans, Bill Evans, Jim Evans, New England, Salisbury Beach, Sterling Streamliner, Tom Blackburn, Arlington Diner, Cape Ann Grill, Carroll's Diner, Courtesy Charles, Courtesy Rita Enire, Ephraim Hamel, Fall River, Nelson Blackburn New!
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- American Diner by Richard J. S. Gutman on 4 pages
- Worcester Lunch Car Company (MA) (Images of America) by Richard J. S. Gutman on page 50, and page 77
- New England Roadside Delights by Will Anderson in Back Matter
- Rhode Island: Eight Poems by Michael S. Harper in Back Matter
- American Diner Then and Now by Richard J. S. Gutman in Back Matter
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- Diners of New England by Randy Garbin on page 7, and page 87
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