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Al Mac's celebrates a century of service

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Written by Randy Garbin

Roadside thanks Timothy wood for the news tip. We also thank Al Mac's for the preservation of their beautiful sign and diner. Here's looking at another hundred.

FINE DINING: Al Mac's Diner celebrates 100 tasty years

By PHIL DEVITT, Fall River Spirit Editor

When Al McDermott started peddling food in Fall River on a horse-drawn wagon in 1910, he likely had no idea that people in the city and farther afield would know his name a century later.

To be fair, it's McDermott's nickname that makes most mouths water. When it came to good food, served fast and cheap, no one had a better reputation than Al Mac.

The business has changed hands several times and the wagon was chucked long ago for a stationary Art Deco shell, but Al Mac's Diner still holds true to its founding principles, serving fresh, home-style meals at reasonable prices, seven days a week.

This year, the President Avenue landmark celebrates 100 years in business, a milestone encapsulated in red letters above the entrance: "Justly Famous Since 1910." The staff celebrated earlier this year by coming to work one day dressed in vintage clothing from their favorite decades — and that was all.

Running a diner, open 24 hours on the weekend, keeps the staff too busy for much of anything else. And in a world where powerful fast food chains pop up around every corner seemingly overnight, every day is a fight to survive.

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