1950's Valentine Diner in today's market?

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Hepcat Total Posts: 365 Joined: 10/6/2003 Location: Toronto, Ontario	Re:1950's Valentine Diner in today's market? Tue, 11/6/12 1:20 PM (permalink) Ice Cream Man Come see me in April and I'll fatten you up. Is yours the trailer on the north side of the street near the millstream just west of where Steen's Dairy Bar was located? <message edited by Hepcat on Tue, 11/6/12 1:24 PM>
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Ice Cream Man Total Posts: 1370 Joined: 11/12/2009 Location: Ontario Canada	Re:1950's Valentine Diner in today's market? Tue, 11/6/12 2:28 PM (permalink) http://www.vpike.com/?e=43.768388,-80.061469:225:40%20MAin%20Street%20Erin%20Canada This is an old picture, been painted, and different tenants. I own the building, makes for cheap rent.
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Hepcat

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Joined: 10/6/2003
Location: Toronto, Ontario

Re:1950's Valentine Diner in today's market? Tue, 11/6/12 5:25 PM (permalink)

FiveAcreFoods
And Hepcat . . . No, I'd be careful not to fall into parody. I've visited enough cheesy attempts at nostalgic diners to know what works and what doesn't. I like the soup rack too.

You'll need a Kellogg's Snack Pack display as well if you want to be a proper diner. If you can't find an old-fashioned metal one like the one featured in the first picture, plastic ones continue to be sold these days:

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Hepcat Total Posts: 365 Joined: 10/6/2003 Location: Toronto, Ontario	Re:1950's Valentine Diner in today's market? Sun, 12/16/12 8:03 PM (permalink) Here's a classic example of fifties/sixties diner architecture just a few blocks from my house at Kingston Road and Main Street:
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