Sad indeed.  It breaks my heart.

We still have quite a few classic diners in New Jersey that continue
in operation and seem to be thriving,  This is one of my favorites,
virtually unchanged over the past 85 years:

https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/lbdinerdan/summit-diner

Yes, I am aware of the Genouese book, and cite it as THE authority on
the subject.

Dan
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola


On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 1:59 PM, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote:
> A sad scene Dan. Jersey diners are a great heritage for New Jersey and its
> sad to see their numbers lessen. We have a few here in Michigan but you
> don't see many diners like them around the country & believe me I've looked
> for them on my trips.
>
> A great book on Jersey diners is 'Jersey Diners' by Peter Genouese in case
> you're not aware.
>
> Kenneth Waller
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
>
>
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>
>> Thanks, Igor.
>>
>> This image is greatly troubling to me.  As you may know, I am a fan of
>> classic Jersey diners.
>>
>> This building was the Whitehouse Diner, quite a popular establishment
>> in its day.  Legend has it that, decades ago, the owner had an
>> argument with a patron, lost his temper, grabbed a cleaver and chased
>> everyone out of what had been a packed diner.  He locked it up, and
>> never returned, and it has been in a state of decay ever since.
>>
>> Its condition has gotten a lot worse over the severe weather of this
>> past winter,  This is my original blog post about this structure:
>>
>> http://djmatyola.com/lbdinerdan/the-abandoned-whitehouse-diner
>>
>> A few years back, the sign was in good enough shape that I used it as
>> the symbol for my dine blog:
>>
>> http://djmatyola.com/lbdinerdan/exploring-diners
>>
>> Thanks for looking and commenting, Igor.
>>
>> Dan Matyola
>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 2:16 PM, Igor Roshchin <s...@komkon.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Dan,
>>>
>>> Even before following the link, I guessed it was a "fixer-upper",
>>> and thought that with this "lyrical" title you should be working as a
>>> real-estate agent.
>>>
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> Igor
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Mon Jun 2 00:37:25 EDT 2014
>>> Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17779557
>>>> Comments are invited.
>>>
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