Diner


 
 
Diner

A diner is a prefabricated restaurant building characteristic of North America (especially New Jersey and other areas of the Northeast). Diners are a favorite pop culture memory for many.

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Diners developed from mobile catering wagons. Like the catering wagon, a diner allowed one to set up a food service business quickly using preassembled equipment. The first manufactured dining wagons with seating appeared in the late 19th century, serving busy downtown locations without the need to buy expensive real estate. Until the Great Depression, most diner manufacturers and their customers were located in the Northeast. With the rise of the automobile, diner manufacturers produced more fixed-foundation buildings.


 

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Restaurant: A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. The term covers a multiplicity of venues and a diversity of styles of cuisine....

North America: North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocean. It covers an area of 9,355,000 square miles (24,230,000 square kilometers). In 2...


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Manufacturers
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