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When Harvey died in 1901, his family inherited 45 restaurants and 20 dining cars in 12 states. [1] During World War II, Harvey Houses opened again to serve soldiers as they traveled in troop trains across the U.S. [2] By 1968, when it was sold to Amfac, Inc. (now Xanterra Parks and Resorts, as of 2002), the Fred Harvey Company was the sixth ...
Kelly's Diner, Somerville, Massachusetts, built 1953. Formerly located in New Castle, Delaware [11] Tilt'n Diner, Tilton, New Hampshire, built 1953. Formerly operated as the Monarch Diner in Waltham, Massachusetts. [11] Seaplane Diner, moved to Providence, Rhode Island in 1973 from its former location in Woonsocket. Dates from either the 1940s ...
A Mountain View Diner will last a lifetime" was the company motto. Their pre-World War II diner models usually incorporated late Art Deco styling, few were produced during the war years. Post-war, streamline styling then in vogue was used. The company ceased operation in 1957 after producing over 400 diners.
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Of the nearly 40 restaurants at the time — which included spots in Atlanta, Chicago, New Orleans, Denver, Dallas and Los Angeles — Kansas City’s in the River Quay was the second largest.
The diner, built in 1941 by the Worcester Lunch Car Company, is the only known intact example of a Worcester barrel-roofed diner in the state. It was originally built for John Korsak and Frank Willie for a location in Lowell, Massachusetts, where it was called Frankie & Johnny's. Both Korsak and Willie were called up into the military for World ...
The diner was built by the Worcester Lunch Car Company as #819, and was delivered to this site by the company in March 1949. It is a well-preserved example of the company's post-World War II craftsmanship. The diner is ten bays wide and three deep, and sits on a brick foundation.
Diners built by the company include White Manna in Hackensack, New Jersey and Jersey City, New Jersey.The Jersey City location was originally built by the company as a prototype that was used at the 1939 New York World's Fair and was then relocated to its site on Tonnelle Avenue (U.S. Route 1/9) after the fair was over. [4]