Salem Diner
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 The Salem Diner in 2006 |
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| location | Salem , Massachusetts , United States | ||
| Coordinates | 42 ° 30 '4.9 " N , 70 ° 53' 44.8" W | ||
| Built | 1941 | ||
| architect | Sterling Diners | ||
| Architectural style | Streamliner Diner | ||
| NRHP number | 99001118 | ||
| The NRHP added | September 22, 1999 | ||
The Salem Diner is a 1941-built Diner in Salem in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . It belongs to the type of "Streamliner-Diners" and was registered on September 22, 1999 as part of the Multiple Property Submission Diners of Massachusetts MPS in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
description
The Salem Diner was built in 1941 by Sterling Diners in Merrimac as construction number # 4106 and is a well-preserved example of the “Sterling Streamliner” type named after the manufacturer, which is particularly noticeable for its aerodynamic appearance and extremely rounded short sides. This style of dining is seldom found today; In 1999 there were only two Sterling Streamliners left in the entire state of Massachusetts.
The diner is located two miles south of the city hall on part of Massachusetts Route 1A in a mixed-use commercial and industrial area. It consists of a wooden frame construction and is covered with dark yellow enamel with accents in blue. The barrel roof is made of metal and has a "fin" that runs the entire length as part of the aerodynamic design and bears the name of the diner. The diner stands on a concrete foundation in which glass blocks are embedded. In the middle of the long side is the main entrance within a vestibule dating from the 1960s, another entrance leads into the restaurant on the non-rounded west side. On the north side there is a one-story extension with a gable roof from the 1950s, which houses the kitchen.
Inside, many original parts have been preserved, including the roof and wall cladding made of dark yellow enamel with blue accents. The counter extends over about two thirds of the long side and has 13 PVC -covered bar stools. The flooring consists of small tiles in different shades of green. Along the long side there are table niches, the materials and appearance of which have changed significantly over the years. In the rounded area on the west side, the space is supplemented by additional tables with benches on one side and chairs on the other.
Historical meaning
The Salem Diner is the only streamliner diner in Salem and one of only a few in Massachusetts that has preserved its original aerodynamic design. It reflects the significant influence of industrial design on American architecture in the period between the Great Depression and World War II .
The first owners of the Salem Diners were the Boston attorney George F. Sullivan and the Malden merchant Frederick J. Doherty. In the late 1940s or early 1950s - the records do not allow an exact conclusion - James and William Kallas took over the business, whose family also ran the Bel-Aire Diner in West Peabody. They ran the diner until 1983 when John Kallas and Theo Tsoutsouris bought the business.
See also
literature
- Kathleen Kelly Broomer, Betsy Friedberg: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. (PDF) National Park Service , July 1999, accessed on August 8, 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 c cf. Broomer / Friedberg, p. 5.
- ↑ a b cf. Broomer / Friedberg, p. 6.