From the Archive - The Diner, Lake Street USA (1997 - 2000) We had been married for about ten years when we opened the restaurant in November of ‘50. We separated several months later. She’s been working for me ever since. She does all the cooking. We’re both remarried. We always got along. I’ve worked seven days a week for fifty years. I’ve never taken a day off. I eat all my meals here. I like to work. For fun I like to go dancing. I used to work in a lumberyard. I made the restaurant out of a garage, added doors and just kept adding on. I worked on the railroads for 38 and a half years. I was retired, on a pension, when I decided to open. Didn’t know anything about the restaurant business. I only planned to keep it for about three months and then sell it. I named it the Diner because when I sold it the new owner could then just add their name, like Harvey’s Diner. But I kinda liked it, so I never did sell.
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From the Archive - The Diner, Lake Street USA (1997 - 2000)

We had been married for about ten years when we opened the restaurant in November of ‘50. We separated several months later. She’s been working for me ever since. She does all the cooking. We’re both remarried. We always got along.

I’ve worked seven days a week for fifty years. I’ve never taken a day off. I eat all my meals here. I like to work. For fun I like to go dancing.

I used to work in a lumberyard. I made the restaurant out of a garage, added doors and just kept adding on. I worked on the railroads for 38 and a half years. I was retired, on a pension, when I decided to open. Didn’t know anything about the restaurant business.

I only planned to keep it for about three months and then sell it. I named it the Diner because when I sold it the new owner could then just add their name, like Harvey’s Diner. But I kinda liked it, so I never did sell.