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MICHIGAN
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 Henry Ford Museum Dearborn, MI
Lamy's Diner is a Worcester (#789) that was built in 1946. It was originally located in Marlboro, MA. I don't know when it closed and moved here. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Pal's Diner Grand Rapids, MI
Pal's Diner is a Manno diner from 1952. It was originally in Mahwah, NJ and moved here in 1993. There is car hop service during the warmer months. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
Nick & Ivy's Country Diner Alpena, MI
Nick & Ivy's Country Diner is a 1952 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. These photos were taken in 2006 when the diner was closed. It became Nick & Ivy's in 2007. For more, see this website.
Ken's Diner (now Oink Joint) Birch Run, MI
Ken's Diner, now the Oink Joint, is a 1955 O'Mahony. It was originally located in Yorkville, NY and damaged in a fire in 1992. It was moved to Birch Run in 1993 where it was renamed the Varsity Diner. It reopened as Ken's Diner in 2004 but closed in 2007 after these photos were taken. In 2008, the diner was used for the filming of "Whip It" where it was known as the Oink Joint. After the movie, the diner was reopened using the new name (bottom photo). For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [top and bottom photos thanks Mark Comstock]
Dinerland Rosie's Diner & the Diner Store Rockford, MI
Dinerland consists of four diners and a food-themed mini golf. Dinerland was founded by Jerry Berta who bought "Uncle Bob's Diner" and brought it here from Flint, MI. It is an O'Mahony from 1947. He restored it and turned it into a studio and gallery known as The Diner Store. Although there are new owners as of 2006, Berta continues to rent the space.
The second diner, a Paramount from 1946, was originally located in Little Ferry, NJ and known as the "Silver Dollar Diner". It was renamed Rosie's Diner in 1970 and reopened in Rockford in 1991. The diner was designed with extra room between the counter and the seating area.
In 1994, Berta bought the third diner*, the Garden of Eatin', a 1952 Silk City from Fulton, NY. When it was relocated to Dinerland, it was used for private parties. It is now used as a sports bar.
The fourth diner* was built by Berta and is now used as a billiard room for the sports bar.
For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. [* = two photos thanks Mark Comstock]
