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former Champs Diner
Woonsocket, RI |
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The former Champs Diner is a 1929 Worcester. It was originally installed in Pawtucket, RI and closed in 1989. The diner then sat in a junkyard in Providence, RI for several years. It has been moved here to the Heritage Place development where it will hopefully serve as a diner again. For more, see this website.
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Modern Diner
Pawtucket, RI |
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The Modern Diner is a Sterling Streamliner (#4140) from 1940. The flat side was originally butted up against another building when it was downtown. Sterlings could be ordered with either one or two streamlined ends. The Modern Diner fell upon hard times in the 1970s, closed and was boarded up. In 1986, it was sold, restored, and moved to its present location. With its original exterior and interior, it was the first diner to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.
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Jigger's Diner
East Greenwich, RI |
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Jigger's Diner is a 1947 Worcester (#826), here since 1950. It closed in 1983 and sat until it was restored and reopened in 1992. The interior features mahogany booths and trim. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.
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Liberty Elm Diner
Providence, RI |
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The Liberty Elm Diner is Worcester (#806) from 1947. It was installed in Providence in 1947 as the Central Diner. It moved to its present site in 1953 and operated as the Central Diner until 1972. The diner went by many names over the years, including the Elmwood Diner, Jim's Diner, and Louie's Diner. By 2002, it had become the La Criolla Diner (first photo, from 2005). In 2007, it reopened as the Liberty Elm Diner. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [first photo thanks PTM]
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former Johnny B's Diner
Cranston, RI |
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The former Johnny B's Diner was built in 1926 as a horse-pulled lunch wagon. It operated as Johnny B's in Cranston, RI from 1990-2007. In 2007, it was moved to Cranston High School West where there are plans for the students to restore it. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
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Star Diner
Rumford, RI |
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The Star Diner is a DeRaffele from 1951. It was known as "Keenan's Diner" until 1964. It then became a Chinese restaurant known as the "China Star". It was purchased in 2000 by the Sanfords who own the Handy Hill Creamery in Wesport, MA. The diner was restored and reopened in 2003 as the Star Diner. It closed again in 2007. The diner reopened in 2009. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
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Seaplane Diner
Providence, RI |
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The Seaplane Diner is a 1950s O'Mahony. It was originally located in Woonsocket, RI where it was known as Gerard's Diner. The diner was moved here in 1973. The stainless exterior was covered with wood until the late 1990s.
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Bishop's Fourth Street Diner
Newport, RI |
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Bishop's Fourth Street Diner is an O'Mahony from 1952. It was originally located in Swansea, MA. The diner was moved here in the 1960s.
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