Foster Street Diner, Shannok, RI
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Foster Street Diner, Shannok, Rhode Island This 1927 Worcester Lunch Car #598 was in Peabody where it was known as the Main St Diner, 1928-1940. It then moved to Foster St and was known as the Driftwood II Diner and the Red Rambler Diner. While taking this photo I ran into the owner (did not get his name) and he plans to restore the diner and keep it right where it is. Below are some pictures of the inside. |
Quincy's Midway Diner, Smithfield, RI
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Quincy's Midway Diner, Smithfield, Rhode Island Worcester Lunch Car #659 sits next to the athletic field at the high hchool in Smithfield, Rhode Island. Once called the Quincy Midway Diner and the Apple Tree Diner. This 1930 diner had been planned to be restored by the high schools industial arts program and used as a consession stand for sporting events. As you can see it does not look like the program really got off the ground.
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Dinner Belle Diner, Exeter, RI
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Dinner Belle Diner, Exeter, Rhode Island This 1936 Sterling Diner was also called Muggsy's Diner and Finely Fran's Diner and was the 3rd diner built by J. B. Judkins and the oldest still around. It now sits on the grounds of the Exeter Job Corps Academy in Rhode Island. It does not look like much has been done to it. |
Rich's Annex Diner, Cranston, RI
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Rich's Annex Diner, Cranston, Rhode Island This Worcester Lunch Car #708 began life in 1933, in Newburyport, Massachusetts as the annex half of Rich's Diner. The diner eventually moved Wonderland Dog Track in Revere, Massachusetts, in 1936. It moved to Concord, New Hampshire in 1937 where it became Louis' Diner. It closed in 1999 and eventually moved to the Rhode Island Training School. It looks like nothing has been done to it since. |
West End Diner, Cranston, RI
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West End Diner, Cranston, Rhode Island This 1920's Tierney built diner was originally called the West End Diner and was located in Meriden, Connecticut. It was also called Gaffney Family Diner. It now resides at the Rhode Island Training School. |
Sherwoods Diner, Cranston, RI
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Sherwoods Diner, Cranston, Rhode Island Worcester Lunch Car #755 from 1940 was origionally located in Medford Massachusetts. In 1941 it was repossessed, resold and placed on in Worcester, Massachusetts until the 1970s. It then moved to Auburn, Massachusetts where it became an ice cream stand. In 1999 it was put in storage at Quonset Point, Rhode Island. In 2006 it was moved to the Rhode Island Training School where is sits with no activity in quite some time.. |
Other Diners reported to be dying in Rhode Island....
Russel's Diner
Russel's Diner, 1947 WLC #801 from Quincy Massachusetts. It also was Trader Allan's Truck Stop in Amesbury Massachusetts. It now is reported to reside in Central Falls Rhode Island on Higginson Ave. I could not find it but with the many storage facilities and large buildings in that area I may be inside one of them.
Dandy Diner
Dandy Diner 1933 WLC #718 origionally in Attleboro, Massachusetts. Reported to be in storage in Providence but location unknown.
Hickey's Lunch Wagon
Hickey's Lunch Wagon, 1947 WLC #798 origionally in Taunton, Massachusetts. Reported to be located at the Rhode Island Training School but I could not see it from outside the security fence. It is however visible on the Google Maps satellite view.
 Hickey’s Kitchen
Photo by Traditional Building Magazine.
 Hickey’s Exterior
Photo by Traditional Building Magazine.
The Christmas photo is a postcard Of Taunton Green from 1954 with Sully's Luch Wagon. Hicky's Lunch Wagon is just to the tight of the Christmas Tree.
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