Fifties
Diners
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The American diner is slowly disappearing, there
are about half the amount of diners in America today than in the
forties. The few that have survived hold the memory of the fifties style
diner true, with silver chrome exteriors, Formica ceilings and surly
waitresses and are true piece of American retro history. |
Essentially a diner is a
factory built restaurant transported to it's location either intact or
in sections, and it has a counter, but everyone knows a diner is much
more than that.
A diner is a practical eating place where plain
ample portioned food with friendly prices are served at great speed, the
environment is comfortable, unpretentious and tolerant. The owners are
mostly always Greek and in the kitchen, the waitress calls you Hon when
your good and can be obnoxious just as much as you are. |
Diners do not have reservations, wine
lists, candles, a maitre d', dress code, plastic flowers or please wait
to be seated signs thus adding to it's relaxed atmosphere.
Diners are uniquely American, and unique in design
from it's tiling to the design of the bar stools.
Although dating back to 1884 the diner is always
assosiated with fifties culture. |
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Just after the second world
war new materials like stainless steel and Formica gave the eateries a
modern look.
But it was the competition of fast food restaurants
in the fifties that led to a downhill slide and even thier best
customers would go to McDonalds saying that the diners did'nt keep up
with the times.
This led to brick and stone sided "diner
restraunts" in the sixties and seventies, but they didn't look like
diners anymore and the magic was lost. |
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