In the mid-nineties, I submitted an article with photos about the last New York City diners to french magazine Telerama. The article was never published and the photos were NEVER returned to me. Fortunately, I was able to retrieve some of these images while digging in my archives. Here they are...
Today, most of these beautiful diners are gone...
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The Lost Diner / West side |
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The River Diner West Side |
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The Cheyenne Diner |
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The Jones Diner / Lafayette st. |
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The Moondance Diner / Soho |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO58d8NSeCJlPS6FS9fBWU9WNpem8er1-z_6uRvU7Rlf4e07iILPgA6-7kP4LVaf01emVdGi9qYhg42CaN3H_8pzDgXqJgAKy-COr6VyDn2qyNEJarT-bPwQI8QGeIaHMmOHQZXPgs3Uo/s640/blogDiner+chinita909.tif) |
Sam Chinata / Chelsea (8th ave.) |
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The Market Diner |
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Stingy Lulu's (St Marks Place) |
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