I'm reminded of Olga's Diner on Route 70 in southern New Jersey around Cherry Hill. It was a mainstay since the 1930s. The adjacent traffic circle was transformed into a convoluted intersection as part of a highway modernization project, Olga's grandkids wanted nothing to do with running a Greek diner, times change, and the site is now home to a fertility clinic.
Yeah. My wife (from China) sometimes says that America has no history. Not in the same sense, but a diner from the 1930s is history in America, and that probably amplifies NIMBYism and the general feeling that such bits and pieces of commerce are worthy of preservation.
Interesting to read of the changes going on up there. The last time I was through that area was back in 2017 when I took my family to visit the Strasburg Railway and associated attractions (a stay at the Red Caboose Motel is always a treat!).
I have never stayed there but always wanted to! In 2004 it was falling apart based on the reviews (as was the Fulton Steamboat Inn.) I'm happy these oddball motels are still going strong. They both appear to have overhauled recently.
Cant speak to Fulton, but Red Caboose had just been purchased by new owners in 2017. It was clearly in need of a little TLC, but wasn't a total dump yet. Hopefully the new owners have been able to re-invest in it a bit! I'm looking to try and arrange another trip up there this summer; our youngest son hadn't been born yet when we were there last time.
There was an equally iconic shared table place in Eureka, California (I believe although memory is hazy) which grew out of the lumberjack trade - burly guys in flannel grabbing pancakes with the rest of the crew before they tore down some redwoods. Not sure if it remains, this was a couple of decades ago.
I'm reminded of Olga's Diner on Route 70 in southern New Jersey around Cherry Hill. It was a mainstay since the 1930s. The adjacent traffic circle was transformed into a convoluted intersection as part of a highway modernization project, Olga's grandkids wanted nothing to do with running a Greek diner, times change, and the site is now home to a fertility clinic.
Yeah. My wife (from China) sometimes says that America has no history. Not in the same sense, but a diner from the 1930s is history in America, and that probably amplifies NIMBYism and the general feeling that such bits and pieces of commerce are worthy of preservation.
Interesting to read of the changes going on up there. The last time I was through that area was back in 2017 when I took my family to visit the Strasburg Railway and associated attractions (a stay at the Red Caboose Motel is always a treat!).
I have never stayed there but always wanted to! In 2004 it was falling apart based on the reviews (as was the Fulton Steamboat Inn.) I'm happy these oddball motels are still going strong. They both appear to have overhauled recently.
Cant speak to Fulton, but Red Caboose had just been purchased by new owners in 2017. It was clearly in need of a little TLC, but wasn't a total dump yet. Hopefully the new owners have been able to re-invest in it a bit! I'm looking to try and arrange another trip up there this summer; our youngest son hadn't been born yet when we were there last time.
There was an equally iconic shared table place in Eureka, California (I believe although memory is hazy) which grew out of the lumberjack trade - burly guys in flannel grabbing pancakes with the rest of the crew before they tore down some redwoods. Not sure if it remains, this was a couple of decades ago.