I love looking at pictures of scooters, as much as I like looking at pictures of diners.

The combination of the two-diners and scooters got me surfing, and I found the "Diner City Scooter Club".

This was one of their runs to the Boulevard Diner, sometime in 2004.

I love it! - they have “Scoots” that end up at diners- “Diner Scoots”.


I still drool somewhat when I see an antique scooter, that has been lovingly restored, but there are lots of newer models out there that still look as good.


This is another “Diner Scoot” to the Edgemere Diner in August of 2004.

This year’s run looks like it will be at “Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner” in July.

I came upon an article posted last year about the demise of the Moondance Diner in New York City.

Apparently, this 30's diner danced off into the sunset last July.

It was originally called the Holland Tunnel Diner when it opened in 1933.



The name was changed to Moondance in 1970, after the Van Morrison song of the same name.

This diner with its crescent-shaped sign was a beacon for hungry New Yorkers roaming north of Canal Street.

It was here that Peter Parker's girlfriend, Mary Jane waited tables in the Spiderman movie.



The interior decor and the menu were upgraded in the 90's by the owner.

The wrap-around windows, barrel-shaped roof, and chrome detailing were all preserved.

But it was sold in 2001 to a developer, who wanted to build luxury condos.


However, concerned citizens spoke up and a committee was formed to save the diner from the inevitable wrecking ball.

Some folks from Wyoming bought the diner for $7,000.00 and moved it 2,100 miles across the country to the base of the Rockies.


The diner now resides in a little town called Labarge, with a population of 500 and one other restaurant.

In January of this year, I posted a bit of information about Mickey’s Dining Car, in Minnesota.

The pictures were not mine, but I alluded to the fact that I would do “Diner Runs” once in a while.

So I've pulled some pictures out of the shoebox, dusted them off and scanned a few.

So herewith are some pictures of diners that Ruby (my red BMW ) and I visited in the mid 80's.

This is the Skylark Diner, in Edison, New Jersey. I understand that the new owners have retro-fitted this 50's diner so that it looks like something from out of the Jetsons cartoon show. Oh well.


And this is the Newark Diner, (as if you couldn't tell), in Newark, New York.
It is one of the few ceramic and wood diners that I have seen.
There is another in the Finger Lakes area of New York, and I believe the Miss Oxford, in Oxford, PA. is also constructed mostly of wood on the exterior, but the most famous one is the Wellsboro Diner, in Wellsboro, PA. It is a Sterling Diner.


Now this was a busy diner, located in north Philly.
Look closely, and you will see the name (Oak Lane Diner).
It is a Paramount Diner, and apparently has been sold.

I have also visited, the American Diner, Bob's Diner, the Domino Diner, in Philadelphia.
Daddypops Diner, the Gap Diner, the Mayfair Diner, the Melrose Diner, the Oak-Elm Diner, in Tom's River, N.J., the Penrose Diner, and Zinn's Diner, with my old friend Dot.
The Red Robin Diner, in Johnson City, New York, the Miss Batavia Diner, in Batavia, N.Y., and the Miss Albany Diner were done by myself. While the Salem Diner, the Skyliner, and the Worcester Diner, in Boston, were with my friend Woody.

OK, so besides all the stuff that I put on my profile, I also love diners…that is real diners.

When I lived in the States, my friends and I did what we called Diner Runs.
We would choose a diner somewhere in the area, and make a beeline for it, on our motorcycles.

One of the best looking diners in the mid-west would be Mickey’s Dining Car, which was built by diner man Jerry O'Mahony, from Bayonne, New jersey.

It was pre-fabricated in New Jersey, shipped by rail to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1937 and installed at the corner of 7th and St. Peter Streets.

Inspired by streamlined railroad dining cars, Mickey’s sports a symmetrical facade clad with yellow and red porcelain steel panels, a horizontal band of plate glass windows and a projecting neon sign with Art Deco lettering.

The interior of the diner features stainless steel, mahogany and mirrored fixtures.

This classic art deco diner is open 24/7 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

This diner has been serving breakfast to Minnesotans for 70 years and is the only dining car of its type in this state.

Despite the proliferation of fast-food chains and franchised restaurants, the diner remains a successful business, in part due to its unique atmosphere…its wise cracking staff.

Mary, Queen of All Hash Slingers Everywhere!

John, the morning cook.


Mickey’s Chili-Cheese Omelet with raisin toast, a greasy-spoon classic!
Please note: I lifted these pics from a blog called "Rush Hour Rambling".
http://www.ridetowork.org/blog/
My apologies to Gary Charpentier.