Silk City Diners
Silk City Diners was a division of the Paterson Wagon Company, established by Everett Abbott Cooperand based in Paterson, New Jersey, which produced about 1,500 diners from 1926 until 1966.[1][2] Each was tagged with the year and order in which it was built; for example, 5607 would be the seventh diner manufactured in 1957.[3] Several have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
Silk City Diner 4655 in Clinton County, Ohio
NRHP and other extant diners
- Miss Albany Diner
- Roadside Diner, Wall, New Jersey[4][5]
- Village Diner, Red Hook, New York
- Kims Classic Diner Sabina, Ohio
- Silk City Diner, Lounge, and Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[6]
- Tic Tock Diner, Clifton, New Jersey[7]
See also
- Diners of Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Fodero Dining Car Company
- Jerry O'Mahony Diner Company
- Kullman Dining Car Company
- Mountain View Diners Company
- Worcester Lunch Car Company
References
- ↑ http://www.northjersey.com/news/silk-city-diners-dynasty-reunites-for-a-tribute-in-paterson-1.1093157
- ↑ Gutman, Richard (2000), American Diner Then and Now, JHU Press
- ↑ http://www.roadsidefans.com/diner-faqs
- ↑ Genovese, Peter. "Coolest-looking diner in New Jersey", The Star-Ledger, August 1, 2013. Accessed 2014-09-22. "There isn’t a diner quite like the Roadside Diner anywhere in Jersey...
- ↑ Dunphy, Dw. "New Jersey, Diners, And YouA Day Tripper look into two memorable spots to grab a quick bite.", ChathamPatch, March 30, 2012. Accessed 2014-09-22. "The [Roadside Diner] in Wall has been an area institution since the 1940s, at the intersection of Rt. 33 and 34 on the Collingwood Circle….
- ↑ http://www.silkcityphilly.com/history/
- ↑ Gabriele, Michael C. (2013), The History of Diners in New Jersey, The History Press