Thanks, Ken, for commenting and for the mention of the book. Dan
On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 4:23 PM, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: > For those interested, there's a great book out by a Peter Genouese called > 'Jersey Diners'. > It includes many pictures of diners and answers to some of life's questions > such as where and how did these diners start; who invented eggs served in a > skillet and more. > > I came across it a few years back while wandering the woods in the Upper > Peninsula of Michigan in a little berg called Grand Marais. It had its own > Jersey Diner that had the owner had purchased and moved to Michigan from New > Jersey. There are several Jersey Diners in Michigan BTW. > > I grew up in New Jersey and didn't realize that these little eateries were > unique to the state. > > I've been enjoying your images of the diners Dan. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" > <danmaty...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: PESO: Royal Diner > > >> Thanks, Frank and David. The Royal is nothing if not "tacky." >> >> Dan M >> >> On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 7:21 AM, David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> I like this one. The Christmas lights add that tacky touche, which i >>> love myself. >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10891914 >>>> >>>> Actually, this is part of the Branchburg Diner, the only part still >>>> active. The Royal Diner was a separate establishment, farther west on >>>> the same highway, but it closed years ago. They Royal had a liquor >>>> license, which was somehow moved to this location. It now operates >>>> mostly as a bar and liquor store, but also has some "snacks." >>>> >>>> Comments, criticisms and suggestions welcome. >>>> >>>> >>>> Dan > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
