[72 Third Avenue, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, c. 1939–1941. From the NYC Municipal Archives Collections. Click for a much larger view.]
I like seeing a diner wherever there’s space for one. Nature abhors a vacuum. See also the Loring Grill, the Tiny Diner, the Unique Diner, and Jack’s Diner, which is right down the avenue from George’s.
The church to the right still stands, now as the Temple of Restoration. (You can see the words Church Office on that door.) The space once occupied by the diner is now a church parking lot.
Thanks, Brian, for pointing me to this diner.
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Sunday, December 1, 2024
George’s Diner
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There's a California Pie truck in front of the church --- making a delivery?
ReplyDeleteCould be. If they were delivering to the diner, they could’ve parked right in front. Maybe they were delivering to the church?!
ReplyDeletePie truck? Are we looking at the same photo?
ReplyDeleteSorry — it’s parked one photo over, right here. Just click on “Start Exploring” and you’ll see the full photo and the truck.
ReplyDeletein 1929, the "Times DIner" opened at 74 3rd ave
ReplyDeleteSo maybe 72 at one point was 74. Or the photograph is mislabeled.
ReplyDeleteTimes diner barely visible here
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Strange — a Times Diner, and the signage on the fencing looks like advertising for The New York Times.
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