The Modern Diner is a historic diner in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States.
Modern Diner | |
 Streetside view of the diner | |
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| Location | 364 East Ave., Pawtucket, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°52′8″N 71°23′13″W / 41.86889°N 71.38694°W |
| Built | 1940 |
| Architect | J.B. Judkins Co. |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000002[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 19, 1978 |
Description
editThe Modern Diner is the only known surviving Sterling Streamliner diner still in operation. Its profile resembles that of a 1934 silver locomotive that once pulled the streamlined Burlington Zephyr train.[2] The diner's roof, now painted maroon, was originally silver.[3]
New York City inventor Roland Stickney designed the diner, which the John B. Judkins Company of Merrimac, Massachusetts manufactured in 1940.[3][2] The diner was originally placed at 13 Dexter Street in Pawtucket.[3] It operated at that site until 1984, when it was moved to its present location to avoid demolition.[3] The diner was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] It was the first diner to be added to the register.[4]
The diner has been held by the same owner for over 28 years.[5] Its signature Custard French Toast was featured on television's Food Network as one of the "top five diner dishes in the US" in 2015.[5] [4]
The COVID-19 pandemic caused it to reduce its services during 2020.[6]
Gallery
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Interior -
The diner's signature Custard French Toast
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Modern Diner". National Register of Historic Places: Digital Archive on NPGallery: National Register Digital Assets. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ a b Witzel, Michael Karl (1999). "Chapter 3: Stainless Steel Visions And Neon Dreams: The Golden Age of American Diners". The American Diner. Osceola, Wisconsin: MBI Publishing. pp. 76–77. ISBN 978-0-7603-0110-4. LCCN 98049601. OCLC 809459262. Retrieved May 7, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c d Chase, David, Deputy Director, Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission (November 21, 1977). "The Modern Diner". United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service: National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) and photographs - ^ a b "Modern Diner Named in Top Five Diner Dishes in America". GoLocal Prov. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ a b Ciampa, Gail (1 December 2015). "Pawtucket's Modern Diner Custard French Toast is best in America according to Food Network show". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Modern Diner". Pawtucket, Rhode Island: Modern Diner. 2020. Archived from the original on March 17, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
External links
edit- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. RI-385, "Modern Diner, 13 Dexter Street, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI", 11 photos, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- Modern Diner web site
