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From Mayfair to Mayfunk
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In 2006, the Mayfair Diner landed in the hands of Michael Petrogiannis after eighty years of ownership by the Mulholland family. As a result, the long-running relationship with its surrounding community that the family built on a tradition of quality and integrity suddenly came to a close. A visit there about a year later found the once-lively diner smelling of death and ineptitude. This new roof literally caps off the sad demise of a once-great institution.
We can only wonder now what travesty Petrogiannis will foist upon his other Philadelphia purchases, the Country Club, Melrose, and Tiffany diners. (Top photo by Glenn Wells.)
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Posted at 2009-11-03 17:57:42
Another sad day in the diner world., another one bites the dust. Well it did not die it covered with a very ugly hat. So sad!!
Visitors will notice some subtle changes to the site since Monday night. Because the upgrade and redesign that I implemented last November didn't go as smoothly as I had hoped, I opted to start from scratch instead. Two months later, the site looks pretty solid so far, and had the added bonus of a new, easier-to-use system for our Riding Shotgun bloggers.
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jerryberta
Posted at 2009-11-03 17:57:42
Another sad day in the diner world., another one bites the dust. Well it did not die it covered with a very ugly hat. So sad!!
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