For anyone interested, there is a for real diner in beautiful downtown
Bellows Falls, VT and I understand it's for sale.  If anyone has a burning
desire to run a diner here's your chance.  Ruth







At 8:10 AM -0400 4/29/01, Ken Follett wrote:
>Pennsylvania is fortunate to have more than 250
>classic operating diners in the keystone state.
>Diner enthusiasts, cultural historians, roadside
>archivists and preservationists will converge in
>Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from June 22-24 to
>celebrate the food, history and preservation of
>area diners. The weekend event is being held at
>the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History
>Center and Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania
>for DINER RAMA 2001. The annual conference will
>feature two half day diner bus tours, presentations/talks
>on art and diners, the written word and diners as
>well as exhibits of diner memorabilia. Feature
>speakers for the weekend include Pat Fodero of the
>former Fodero Dining Car Company, Newark, New
>Jersey and co-authors Brian Butko and Kevin Patrick
>of Diners of Pennsylvania. The Museum will present
>its Annual Walter Scott award to a diner owner that
>has exhibited commitment to the local community and
>the diner industry.
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Ruth Barton
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Westminster, VT
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