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Roadside Paradise Lost
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We proclaimed Avoca a "roadside paradise" back in 1992 thanks to its caboose motel, drive-in theater, scenic train ride, and the Avoca Diner. The diner closed a few years later and never found new owners to bring it back to life at that location. This past week, its new owner Patrick Clay moved it to Washington, D.C. Here is a local news report.
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Highway 99, was the main north–south highway of "The West" until 1964. Beginning in Calexico, California at the Baja California, Mexico at the U.S. ...Written on 03 February 20120 comment(s) · Read More
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Here in Upstate New York, there are a lot of (potentially) beautiful old Main Streets, lined mostly or completely with handsome old brick buildings fr...
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Miss Albany closes -- Diner in danger
02-03-2012
Fans of the now former Miss Albany Diner or of diners in general will not be happy about this news.... Read more
Chagrin Falls shows soft heart for its hardware store
01-29-2012
Who says that the internet hasn't helped the local business? It's all in how you use it. In the Era of... Read more
Hollywood to theaters: Upgrade or die
01-26-2012
As if small, independent and historic theaters have enough to worry about. Soon they won't even have any films to... Read more
Classic downtown theater preserved and repurposed
01-24-2012
When one thinks of Los Angeles, the notion of a traditional downtown isn't the first image to come to mind.... Read more
Pittsfield diner stays in the family
01-17-2012
Good to see this diner stalwart still going strong. 55 years later, Pittsfield diner is still all in the family By Dick... Read more
Libby's goes Greek
01-17-2012
Would it be too much to ask that the new owners simply preserve this rare Worcester diner and keep it... Read more
New hardware for Amtrak
01-13-2012
For all the money that Congress and the President tossed around since 2009, you'd think Amtrak would have all-new-everything by... Read more
Single screens reviving in traditional neighborhoods
01-13-2012
It's worth mentioning that The Cinema on Clinton Avenue sits right across the street from the fantastic Highland Park Diner... Read more
Washington Post ten years late to our Pittsburgh party
01-06-2012
The Washington Post declares Pittsburgh hip. Welcome to the party, Post. We called this one over ten years ago. We've... Read more
Experts discuss Amtrak's prospects for profit
01-06-2012
The folks over at Freakonomics (which has a podcast I listen to almost religiously) have weighed in on the prospects... Read more
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