Ann's Diner
| Ann's Diner | |||
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| National Register of Historic Places | |||
 The Pat's Diner in 2010 |
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| location | Salisbury , Massachusetts , United States | ||
| Coordinates | 42 ° 50 '23.7 " N , 70 ° 51' 37.8" W | ||
| surface | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha ) | ||
| Built | 1950 | ||
| architect | Worcester Lunch Car Company | ||
| Architectural style | Barrel Roof Diner | ||
| NRHP number | 03001264 | ||
| The NRHP added | December 10, 2003 | ||
Today Pat's Diner (formerly. Ann's Diner ) is a 1950-built Diner in Salisbury in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . It is one of the so-called "barrel roof" dinners because it has a barrel roof and was entered on December 10, 2003 as part of the Multiple Property Submission Diners of Massachusetts MPS in the National Register of Historic Places .
description
The diner was custom-made in 1950 by the Worcester Lunch Car Company as construction number # 824 and is therefore not a standard model. He is right along US Highway 1 at Salisbury Square and has a traditional barrel roof ( English barrel roof ) of the manufacturer. The original, light blue enamel panels were replaced with red ones when the diner was renamed. The window frames still have the original shade of yellow.
Of the original two entrances on the short sides, only the southern one is accessible today, while the northern one has been replaced by a new, covered entrance in the front. On the north and south sides there is a small veranda with seating below the roof overhang. Along the back of a one-story kitchen with extending gable roof , which with asphalt - shingles is covered. This rear extension is typical for diners built after the Second World War , but the gable roof used instead of the usual flat roof is a regional specialty. The unusual layout of the interior design makes the diner unique in Massachusetts in this regard. Structurally, the diner is in very good condition.
Historical meaning
The Pat's Diner is one of the first of its kind to combine the traditional layout of a barrel-roof diner with a separate dining room and is therefore an example of the post-war trend to create a restaurant atmosphere in diners. It was the company's second restaurant car, owned by James H. Evans and his wife Ann Evans, after whom it was named. In 1948 they had already taken over the former Arlington Diner in Haverhill and relocated it to Salisbury. Due to its great success, they had the diner that still exists today made a year later, which they operated until 1955. Ann Evans continued to run the restaurant alone until 1960.
After several changes of ownership, the restaurant was closed in January 1997. In 1999 Pat Poulakos Archambault bought the diner, renovated it and reopened it in the same year under the name Pat's Diner. Inside, it bears great resemblance to Wilson's Diner in Waltham , which left the Worcester Lunch Car Company's factory as build number # 819 a year before Ann's Diner.
See also
literature
- Kathleen Kelly Broomer, Betsy Friedberg: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. (PDF) National Park Service , October 2003, accessed on July 9, 2016 (English, accessible via the "NR" button).
- Richard Gutman: American diner then and now . Harper Perennial, New York 1993, ISBN 978-0-06-096956-1 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ National Register Information System . In: National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ↑ a b cf. Broomer / Friedberg, p. 5.
- ↑ cf. Broomer / Friedberg, p. 6.
- ↑ cf. Broomer / Friedberg, p. 7.