Peeking Inside a Valentine Diner - Route 66
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Peeking Inside a Valentine Diner - Route 66
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Photograph - Photography
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Belly up to the Red Top lunch counter at the old Valentine Diner near Route 66 in Edgewood, New Mexico.
This Valentine Diner, the eight stool Aristocrat, was initially located in Magdalena, New Mexico, but was moved to Edgewood's Wildlife West Nature Park after being vandalized.
Authur Valentine invented these cute little diners and started producing them in 1947. Based out of Wichita, Kansas, Valentine Manufacturing Company made at least 2,000 of these movable prefab diners in different sizes and models, shipping them around the United States. Valentine's company hit its stride in the 40s and 50s with the popularity of Route 66. While nothing fancy, these diners were inexpensive to buy and became an iconic cornerstone for the great American road trip.
Unfortunately, by the 1960s, Valentine began losing business to the fast-food chains that were popping up, and by 1975 the plant closed. Few of these roadside diners remain.
Copyright 2022 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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January 5th, 2022
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