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Collin's Diner North Canaan, CT |
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Collin's Diner is a 1941 O'Mahony. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
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Main Street Diner Plainville, CT |
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The Main Street Diner is a Master Diner from the 1950s. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
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Norm's Diner Groton, CT |
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Norm's Diner is a 1954 Silk City. For more, see this website.
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Mickey's Windham Diner Willimantic, CT |
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Mickey's Windham Diner is a Mountain View (#281) from 1950. The diner operated here until 1971. It was then moved and operated in Southington, CT. In the 1980s, it operated at two different locations in Waterbury, CT. It returned to Willimantic and reopened in 2005 using the original name. In 2007, the owners completely renovated their Big Boy statue. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
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Trolley Pub on Main Willimantic, CT |
Milford Diner Milford, CT |
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The Trolley Pub on Main is a Ward & Dickinson, built around 1930.
The Milford Diner is a Silk City from 1953. It has been closed since 2003. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
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Tastee Diner Hartford, CT |
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The Tastee Diner is a 1940s Paramount. It was originally the Terry Square Diner and later Hal's Aquarius Cafe. From 2004-2009, it was the Rajun Cajun Restaurant.
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Dishes [closed] Hartford, CT |
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Dishes was the most recent occupant of this 1949 Paramount. It has been closed since 2000. This diner was originally known as the Aetna Diner. Over the years, it was the Hog River Grille, the Comet Diner, and the Oasis Diner.
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former Hesperus Diner Granby, CT |
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The former Hesperus Diner is a Sterling Streamliner (#406) from 1940. The is another Sterling Streamliner in Salem, MA. The Hesperus Diner was originally installed in Gloucester, MA. The diner was moved to North Salem, NH in the late 1980s and renamed "Ralph's Diner". Later, it became the 28 Bar & Grill, named after Route 28 where it was located. The "Hesperus" name was still visible on the diner's side when the top photo taken in 2001. The diner closed in 2003. In 2005, it was sold and moved to Granby, CT with plans to reopen it as "June's Diner". That never happened. The diner remained on private property when these photos were taken in 2011. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
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