Comfort Diner
unknown (American)
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Date
1996Description
Retro-fit diner with chrome panels and neon sign re-installed from salvage; This diner is a retrofit with enamel and stainless steel panels, wooden wall panels, black-and-white photos, and traditional booths, with elements salvaged from the 50s period. It looks the part of a vintage diner but was first opened at this location in 1996. Diners are restaurants originally built to resemble a railway dining car. They are sometimes prefabricated and often have a long, narrow floor plan; they are further distinguished by serving short-order menu items, and usually having a counter and booths at which customers may eat. Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus; http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/aat/ (accessed 8/31/2015)
Type of Work
diners (restaurant)Subject
architecture, business, commerce and trade, contemporary (1960 to present), architectural salvage, architectural reuse, Twentieth century, Art Deco
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