The Commonwealth of Massachusetts was birthplace to the burgeoning "night lunch wagon" manufacturing industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These horse-drawn food carts eventually evolved into classic American diners. For many years, diner builders like the Worcester Lunch Car Company and J.B. Judkins Company operated in the Bay State, while few new diners opened for business after 1960. This left the state with a high concentration of some of the best-preserved diners built during the early to mid-twentieth century, including the Capitol Diner in Lynn, the Route 66 Din... Read More
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts was birthplace to the burgeoning "night lunch wagon" manufacturing industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These horse-drawn food carts eventually evolved into classic American diners. For many years, diner builders like the Worcester Lunch Car Company and J.B. Judkins Company operated in the Bay State, while few new diners opened for business after 1960. This left the state with a high concentration of some of the best-preserved diners built during the early to mid-twentieth century, including the Capitol Diner in Lynn, the Route 66 Din... Read More
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts was birthplace to the burgeoning "night lunch wagon" manufacturing industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These horse-drawn food carts eventually evolved into classic American diners. For many years, diner builders like the Worcester Lunch Car Company and J.B. Judkins Company operated in the Bay State, while few new diners opened for business after 1960. This left the state with a high concentration of some of the best-preserved diners built during the early to mid-twentieth century, including the Capitol Diner in Lynn, the Route 66 Diner in Springfield and Buddy's Diner in Somerville. Eatery historian Larry Cultrera discusses this appetizing history and the not-be-missed items on unforgettable diner menus.
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Pages: 160
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Series: American Palate
Publication Date: 10th November 2011
State: Massachusetts
Illustration Note: 100% Mono
ISBN: 9781609493233
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / General HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Author Bio
Larry Cultrera is an archivist/photographer of the American roadside, specializing in documenting the American diner through his photographs. He is a long-time member of the Society for Commercial Archeology (SCA). Since October of 2007, Cultrera has authored the Diner Hotline Weblog (http://dinerhotline.wordpress.com), which is a continuation of a column he penned for the SCA's Journal Magazine for over eighteen years. He is the author of "Classic Diners of Massachusetts."John Baeder is the author of "Diners" (1978, Harry N. Abrams Publishers), the first book ever to be published on the subject. He is best known for his popular paintings and prints of roadside diners.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts was birthplace to the burgeoning "night lunch wagon" manufacturing industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These horse-drawn food carts eventually evolved into classic American diners. For many years, diner builders like the Worcester Lunch Car Company and J.B. Judkins Company operated in the Bay State, while few new diners opened for business after 1960. This left the state with a high concentration of some of the best-preserved diners built during the early to mid-twentieth century, including the Capitol Diner in Lynn, the Route 66 Diner in Springfield and Buddy's Diner in Somerville. Eatery historian Larry Cultrera discusses this appetizing history and the not-be-missed items on unforgettable diner menus.
Pages: 160
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Series: American Palate
Publication Date: 10th November 2011
State: Massachusetts
Illustrations Note: 100% Mono
ISBN: 9781609493233
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / General HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Larry Cultrera is an archivist/photographer of the American roadside, specializing in documenting the American diner through his photographs. He is a long-time member of the Society for Commercial Archeology (SCA). Since October of 2007, Cultrera has authored the Diner Hotline Weblog (http://dinerhotline.wordpress.com), which is a continuation of a column he penned for the SCA's Journal Magazine for over eighteen years. He is the author of "Classic Diners of Massachusetts."John Baeder is the author of "Diners" (1978, Harry N. Abrams Publishers), the first book ever to be published on the subject. He is best known for his popular paintings and prints of roadside diners.
