Author Topic: Diners and Drive-Ins / Your Contributions are Welcome! (Read 15744 times)

Otto Puzzell · « **on:** June 12, 2011, 07:58:58 AM »

A series of period photos of diners and drive-ins. I hope you'll add yours, too. The only requirement: There must be one or more automobiles pictured with the diner or drive-in.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #1 on:** June 12, 2011, 08:19:02 AM »

A few more

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #2 on:** June 12, 2011, 09:17:13 AM »

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #3 on:** June 12, 2011, 09:19:52 AM »

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #4 on:** June 12, 2011, 09:21:32 AM »

Ray B. · « **Reply #5 on:** June 12, 2011, 10:57:13 AM »

Great pictures!
I thought it would be a cinch for me to find pictures for this topic: I have maybe five books about diners, with many drive-ins to boot. And I downloaded a few hundred photos where I supposed there were more... But no, almost no diner or drive-in on my hard drive. I would have to scan my books.
However: I saw that your first picture (a famous one by Russell Lee or another FSA photographer), showed a café!
So, although I am in favor of strictly sticking to the topic's definition, here are, exceptionally, a few pictures of cafés by the great Russell Lee.

Ray B. · « **Reply #6 on:** June 12, 2011, 11:42:46 AM »

A few more, still by some FSA-OWI photographers.

EDI: I see that the Carl Mydans photo had already been posted by Otto. Well, you'll have it bigger...

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #7 on:** June 13, 2011, 03:38:27 AM »

Great pics, Ray.

Cafe's are A-OK.

Ray B. · « **Reply #8 on:** June 13, 2011, 05:29:09 AM »

Well, cafés are OK, you say, but I still found a few eateries.
First the restaurant of Union Station in Washington, which in 1938 has been, turned into a drive-in you'd say, for the presentation of the new Mercury.

And two night scenes.

woodinsight · « **Reply #9 on:** June 13, 2011, 07:26:43 AM »

Wonderful evocative photos, thanks for showing them.....

Ray B. · « **Reply #10 on:** June 14, 2011, 08:30:45 AM »

Where is the diner?

Ray B. · « **Reply #11 on:** June 14, 2011, 08:39:05 AM »

Here.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #12 on:** June 14, 2011, 09:44:15 AM »

I'm getting hungry

Ray B. · « **Reply #13 on:** June 15, 2011, 04:42:12 AM »

For that kind of topic with lots of images, my problem is my very slow connection - 608 kbits - like if I lived in the Gobi desert. I have time to trim my nails while a page opens.
Nevertheless, here are a few good ones.