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George & Sally's Blue Moon Diner Hickory Corners, MI

George & Sally's Blue Moon Diner is a 1941 Silk City. It operated in Meriden, CT until 1997 as the Blue Moon Diner. In 2003, it was restored in Cleveland, OH and moved here to the Gilmore Car Museum in 2004. For more, see this website.

Lamy's Diner Dearborn, MI

Lamy's Diner is a Worcester (#789) that was built in 1946. It was originally located in Marlboro, MA. In the 1980s, it was purchased by the Henry Ford Museum. In 2011, it was announced that the museum plans to start serving food in the diner again. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Ma's Coffee Pot South Haven, MI

Ma's Coffee Pot occupies a 1960s Valentine diner. Ma's Coffee Pot opened around 1968. It closed in 2011 just a few months before this photo was taken.

West Bay Diner Grand Marais, MI

The West Bay Diner is a 1949 Paramount. It was originally located in Matamoras, PA. After that the diner spent many years in storage in both Cambridge, NY and Rockford, MI until it was moved here in 1997. For more, see this website.

Pal's Diner Grand Rapids, MI

Pal's Diner is a Manno diner from 1952. It was originally located in Mahwah, NJ and moved here in 1993. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Nick & Ivy's Country Diner Alpena, MI

Nick & Ivy's Country Diner is a 1955 O'Mahony. It was located in Wilkes-Barre, PA until it was moved here and restored in the late 1990s. It operated as Al's Diner until 2001. It became Nick & Ivy's Country Diner in 2007. The Al's Diner sign remains on the roof.

El Indio de Tijuana Birch Run, MI

The El Indio de Tijuana restaurant occupies a 1955 O'Mahony diner. The diner was originally located in Yorkville, NY. It was damaged in a fire in 1992. In 1993, it was moved here and operated as the Varsity Diner. From 2004-2007, it operated as Ken's Diner. In 2008, the diner was used for the filming of "Whip It" where it named the Oink Joint. After the movie, the diner reopened using the Oink Joint name. In 2010, the diner became El Indio de Tijuana. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

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