well, Fog City is a bit more flamboyant than the Summit Diner, but then again, it's if Frisco. <G>
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 12:06 AM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: > The diner and setting remind me of the Fog City diner in San Francisco > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fog_City_Diner > > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PESO: Investment Opportunity > > >> Sad indeed. It breaks my heart. >> >> We still have quite a few classic diners in New Jersey that continue >> in operation and seem to be thriving, This is one of my favorites, >> virtually unchanged over the past 85 years: >> >> https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/lbdinerdan/summit-diner >> >> Yes, I am aware of the Genouese book, and cite it as THE authority on >> the subject. >> >> Dan >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 1:59 PM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> A sad scene Dan. Jersey diners are a great heritage for New Jersey and >>> its >>> sad to see their numbers lessen. We have a few here in Michigan but you >>> don't see many diners like them around the country & believe me I've >>> looked >>> for them on my trips. >>> >>> A great book on Jersey diners is 'Jersey Diners' by Peter Genouese in >>> case >>> you're not aware. >>> >>> Kenneth Waller >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" >>> <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: PESO: Investment Opportunity >>> >>> >>> >>>> Thanks, Igor. >>>> >>>> This image is greatly troubling to me. As you may know, I am a fan of >>>> classic Jersey diners. >>>> >>>> This building was the Whitehouse Diner, quite a popular establishment >>>> in its day. Legend has it that, decades ago, the owner had an >>>> argument with a patron, lost his temper, grabbed a cleaver and chased >>>> everyone out of what had been a packed diner. He locked it up, and >>>> never returned, and it has been in a state of decay ever since. >>>> >>>> Its condition has gotten a lot worse over the severe weather of this >>>> past winter, This is my original blog post about this structure: >>>> >>>> http://djmatyola.com/lbdinerdan/the-abandoned-whitehouse-diner >>>> >>>> A few years back, the sign was in good enough shape that I used it as >>>> the symbol for my dine blog: >>>> >>>> http://djmatyola.com/lbdinerdan/exploring-diners >>>> >>>> Thanks for looking and commenting, Igor. >>>> >>>> Dan Matyola >>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 2:16 PM, Igor Roshchin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Dan, >>>>> >>>>> Even before following the link, I guessed it was a "fixer-upper", >>>>> and thought that with this "lyrical" title you should be working as a >>>>> real-estate agent. >>>>> >>>>> :-) >>>>> >>>>> Igor >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Mon Jun 2 00:37:25 EDT 2014 >>>>> Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17779557 >>>>>> Comments are invited. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
