On Saturday afternoon, I ate a diner that I had never eaten in before, Risser's Diner in Stouchburg PA. It is located along route 422 between Lebanon and Reading. It is only a few miles from my favorite
diner, Kumm Esses, which is in Myerstown PA. Anyway, Risser's has been partially bricked over on the outside and a dining room added, but the diner is indeed intact on the inside. They are known for the PA Dutch specialties. They even had hog maw on the menu. That is pig's stomach stuffed with sausage and potatoes. -Craig
-------------------
The Park Classic Diner in Jeanette was indeed an c. 1960 Eat'n Park drive-in converted in 1999 to a Postmodern, vaguely-barrel-roof diner look, but the diner in Monroeville was made by Kullman a year later. I was there when the trucks arrived from the factory supervised by Carmine Silva. - Brian B.
---------------
"There was some real excitement in downtown Kenosha on that day in 1926 when six horses pulled the Diner to the spot where it stands today. The structure was built by the Jerry O'Mahony firm in New
Jersey and shipped to Kenosha on a railroad flat car. Anthony Franks, who first learned of the unique restaurant opportunity through a magazine article, paid $7,500 plus $325 in shipping charges to launch
his business. There have been few changes in the appearance of the Diner since 1926. The dining room was added in 1935 and a larger kitchen in the mid 1940s. The Franks family operated Franks Diner
continuously until 2001. It is now owned and operated by Lynn Groleau and Chris Schwartz."
http://www.franksdinerkenosha.com/index.html
-------------------
Yes, you're right. These days, the majority of people think bigger is better. Sea World and all the Orlando glitz was a bit too close. Now they have programs where you can get in the water with the dolphins. I haven't been, but inquired about taking my son there for his birthday.
http://www.marineland.net/
----
Woofboy111
> http://www.geocities.com/floridaeveryoneforgot
---------------------
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=102
Very interesting and well-produced hour-long show exploring the idea of the road trip. -Wen
----------------------
As the global economy steamrollers along, the news comes that the Formica
trademark is now owned by a New Zealand firm.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081&sid=aPR.o0lGKbh0&refer=australia
----------------------
No comments:
Post a Comment