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- Some of the earliest were converted rail dining cars, retaining their streamlined structure and interior fittings. From the 1920s to the 1940s, diners, by then commonly known as "lunch cars", were usually prefabricated in factories, like modern mobile homes, and delivered on site with only the utilities needing to be connected.
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Jun 21, 2023 · The first nighttime food wagon, as far as anyone knows, was started by Walter Scott in Providence back in 1872. Scott sold sandwiches, coffee, and pies out of his repurposed, horse-drawn wagon....
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A crude precursor of the diner was created in 1872 by Walter Scott, who sold food out of a horse-pulled wagon to employees of the Providence Journal, in Providence, Rhode Island. Scott's diner can be considered the first diner with walk-up service, as it had windows on each side of the wagon.
The Birth of the Diner: From Lunch Wagons to Stationary Eats (1800s – Early 1900s) It all started with Walter Scott’s ingenious idea in 1872: a horse-drawn lunch wagon parked outside newspaper offices in Providence, Rhode Island. Scott’s venture laid the groundwork for what would become the diner.
The rise of suburbs and lengthy commutes pushed the time back further still to what many expect 'dinner time' to be today. The modern notable exception that proves the rule is 'Sunday Dinner' which is an early afternoon meal far closer to lunch time than supper time.
Jul 31, 2021 · When diners first began back in the early 1900s, they were more like dining cars where people ate food quickly, instead of restaurants. But as their style evolved, they became sit-down spots with...
Nov 29, 2011 · Its mix of open-all-hours eating and cheap, homemade food proved a hit, and the formula has been repeated ever since. Today the diner occupies a place in the American heartland.
Jun 3, 2022 · The origin of diners. Inexpensive places where you could eat a lot for little money, open until late at night and accessible to anyone, meeting points and gathering places, but firstly a link for many people in a heterogeneous and divided America.
