The American Diner - Hardcover

Witzel, Michael Karl

4.33

9 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760301107 ISBN 13: 9780760301104

Publisher: Motorbooks International, 1999

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Americans love to eat and nothing could be finer than eating breakfast, lunch, or dinner in an American diner! Here is the story of that tasty American original, from the early days of Walter Scott and the first horse-drawn lunch wagons through the birth of the premanufactured dining car industry, the age of streamling, and the heyday of diner construction during the 1950s.

Fast food restaurants stand aside: The American Diner is a calorie-free, blue-plate special of nostalgia, heaped high with a generous helping of vintage photographs, classic ads, cool collectibles, and amazing architecture.

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Review:

The News Tribune "(WA), Jan 5, 2007
"Now, there are a number of nice diner books around, but one new one worth getting is ... American Diner." It's lavishly illustrated with black-and-white photos and lots of color ... Very readable text ... Great bibliography for the aficionado."
The News Tribune "(WA), Jan 5, 2007
" Now, there are a number of nice diner books around, but one new one worth getting is ... American Diner," It' s lavishly illustrated with black-and-white photos and lots of color ... Very readable text ... Great bibliography for the aficionado."
The News Tribune "(WA), Jan 5, 2007 "Now, there are a number of nice diner books around, but one new one worth getting is ... American Diner," It's lavishly illustrated with black-and-white photos and lots of color ... Very readable text ... Great bibliography for the aficionado."

From the Author:

The American Diner serves up a tasty slice of Americana!
Are you hungry for an oversized slice of home-baked apple pie, a stacked sandwich of bacon-lettuce-and-tomato, and a cup of fresh-brewed coffee? Do you love the look of polished stainless steel, neon lights, and "boomerang" Formica? Well then, have a seat at the counter or your favorite booth--I think you will really like what you find when you sample the pages of my newest book, The American Diner! Just for you, I've traveled the highways and byways of the United States to put together this eye-popping book and have included full-color photographs taken by many of the nation's top diner photographers. Whether it's old, new, or halfway between the two, you will find your dream diner within these pages! The combination of unique images (many are full or double-page size) and a lively historical narrative will make dedicated diner aficionados (and future fans) forget that they ever heard of fast food restaurants. Please, partake of the nostalgia as much as you like and enjoy yourself. "Eat Heavy" without the guilt! This tasty trip along Roadside America is a calorie free homage to the diner, a genuine American original!

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