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Venus Diner [gone]
Gibsonia, PA |
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The Venus Diner is a Fodero from 1957. This diner closed in 2006. In 2007, it was moved to Cleveland where it will be restored and hopefully resold. For more, see this website.
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Peppi's Diner
Pittsburgh, PA |
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Peppi's Diner is a rare National diner from 1947. It was previously known as the Downtown Diner, Scotty's Diner, and Charlie's Diner. It is now part of the Peppi's Old Tyme Sandwich Shop chain which has about five locations in Pittsburgh. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
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Silk City Diner
Philadelphia, PA |
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The Silk City Diner is now a restaurant and bar, joined to the building next door. It reopened in 2007 after being closed for more than a year. This diner was built by Silk City (#5907) in 1959. It was moved here in the mid-1960s and previously known as the American Diner and Dee Dee's Diner. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
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former Transit Diner
Morrisville, PA |
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The former is a 1941 Silk City. It has been used by HL Live Bait & Tackle for many years. For more, see this website.
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American Dream Diner
Harrisburg, PA |
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The American Dream Diner is a 1953 DeRaffele. It was previously known as the By-Pass Diner.
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The Summit Diner is a 1960 Swingle. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4.
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Gatto Cycle Diner
Tarentum, PA |
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The Gatto Cycle Diner is an O'Mahony from 1946. It was previously known as Digger's Diner and located in Butler, PA. It was then abandoned, gutted and nearly destroyed before being saved in 1990. The diner was restored and moved here in 1993 and is owned by the Gatto Cycle motorcycle business nearby. For more, see their website.
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East Shore Diner
Harrisburg, PA |
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The East Shore Diner is an L-shaped O'Mahony from around 1952. I believe this is the diner's original location.
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Hamilton Family Restaurant
Allentown, PA |
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The Hamilton Family Restaurant, aka The Ham Fam, is an L-shaped 1959 Fodero. It was originally known as the Plain and Fancy Diner, then became Dempsey's Diner. The entrance has been altered substantially and there is an extension at the rear. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
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Sawyers
Harrisburg, PA |
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Sawyers is a 1962 DeRaffele. The diner, originally located in Allentown, PA (top two rows of photos), closed in 2002 and was scheduled to move to Milwaukee, WI in 2003. However, the deal fell through and plans for Cleveland, and Philadelphia never worked out either. The diner sat for two years in a storage lot with the incredible neon sign on the ground near the street. In 2006, the diner was moved to Harrisburg (third row of photos) where it reopened as a restaurant and club known as the Tom Sawyer Diner Entertainment Complex. In 2006, I was told that the neon sign was being restored and would be installed in the patio area. However, as of 2009, the sign is still missing. By 2009, bottom row of photos, the diner was known as Sawyers. It is more of a club now than restaurant. The Tom Sawyer artwork is painted on the stage where bands perform. For more, see this website.
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Silver Star Diner
Allentown, PA |
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The Silver Star Diner is a DeRaffele from 1960. It was originally known as the All-American Diner. For more, see
this website.
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High Street Diner (now New V.I.P. Diner)
Pottstown, PA |
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The New V.I.P. Diner is a DeRaffele from 1962. It was originally Dempsey's Diner and later the Royal Diner. In 2009, the High Street Diner reopened as the New V.I.P. Diner (see bottom row of photos above). For more, see
this website.
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