After construction, it was displayed on exhibition at the 1939 World's Fair in New York.[2] After the Fair, It was sold to Al McDermott who had it towed it to Fall River, Massachusetts, where it operated for 14 years. In 1953, it was sold to Greek immigrant Tommy Borodemos, who had it transported down the turnpike to Middletown, Rhode Island, where it operated for 4 generations as Tommy's Deluxe Diner.[3] It closed in May 2006 and was purchased in 2007 by Utah businessman, Keith Walker, who transported it to Oakley, Utah.[4] After a year of restoration, it was opened in July 2008. It is said to be the only pre-war, Art-deco streamline (constructed to mimic a rail dining car) diner west of the Mississippi River.[citation needed]
Claimed to have been the "Cadillac" of diner companies because of its steel frame construction, The Jerry O'Mahony Diner Company of Elizabeth, New Jersey, whose motto was "In our line, We lead the world" was said to have produced 2,000 diners from 1917 to 1941 with only four pre-war Art-Deco streamline style diners to still be in operation. The smaller 50' x 10' Mickey's Diner serial # 1067 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, which is the first diner to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the 40' x 16' Collin's Diner serial # 1103 in North Canaan, Ct. and the 1938 Summit Diner in Summit, N.J. The Road Island Diner (O'Mahony Dining Car #1107) was added to the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service on August 21, 2009.
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road, island, diner, rare, classic, streamline, moderne, deco, diner, restaurant, located, remote, mountain, city, oakley, utah, united, states, prefabricated, diner, 1107, 1939, elizabeth, jersey, factory, jerry, mahony, diner, company, mahony, dining, 1107u,. The Road Island Diner is a rare classic Streamline Moderne 60 x 16 Art Deco diner car restaurant located in the remote mountain city of Oakley Utah in the United States It was prefabricated as diner 1107 in 1939 at the Elizabeth New Jersey factory of the Jerry O Mahony Diner Company O Mahony Dining Car No 1107U S National Register of Historic PlacesLocation981 W Weber Canyon Rd Oakley UtahCoordinates40 42 58 N 111 18 0 W 40 71611 N 111 30000 W 40 71611 111 30000Built1939ArchitectJerry O Mahony Diner CompanyArchitectural styleStreamline ModerneNRHP reference No 09000639Added to NRHPAugust 21 2009 1 Road Island DinerRestaurant informationCityOakleyCountySummit County UtahStateUtahCountryUnited StatesWebsiteOfficial websiteAfter construction it was displayed on exhibition at the 1939 World s Fair in New York 2 After the Fair It was sold to Al McDermott who had it towed it to Fall River Massachusetts where it operated for 14 years In 1953 it was sold to Greek immigrant Tommy Borodemos who had it transported down the turnpike to Middletown Rhode Island where it operated for 4 generations as Tommy s Deluxe Diner 3 It closed in May 2006 and was purchased in 2007 by Utah businessman Keith Walker who transported it to Oakley Utah 4 After a year of restoration it was opened in July 2008 It is said to be the only pre war Art deco streamline constructed to mimic a rail dining car diner west of the Mississippi River citation needed Claimed to have been the Cadillac of diner companies because of its steel frame construction The Jerry O Mahony Diner Company of Elizabeth New Jersey whose motto was In our line We lead the world was said to have produced 2 000 diners from 1917 to 1941 with only four pre war Art Deco streamline style diners to still be in operation The smaller 50 x 10 Mickey s Diner serial 1067 in Saint Paul Minnesota which is the first diner to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places the 40 x 16 Collin s Diner serial 1103 in North Canaan Ct and the 1938 Summit Diner in Summit N J The Road Island Diner O Mahony Dining Car 1107 was added to the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service on August 21 2009 See also editFor other historic diners in the same architectural style see Mickey s Diner in St Paul Minnesota Miss Albany Diner in Albany New York Village Diner in Red Hook New YorkReferences edit Weekly List for September 4 2009 National Park Service September 4 2009 Francis Jennifer July 29 2008 Retro diner a big hit in Oakley Deseret News Retrieved 2008 12 20 Salit Richard July 10 2007 After 53 years here diner heads to Utah The Providence Journal Retrieved 2008 12 20 Brown Malouf Mary October 2008 Neon in the mountains Road Island Diner Salt Lake Magazine Archived from the original on October 20 2008 Retrieved 2008 12 20 Cramer Alexander July 7 2021 Oakley s Road Island Diner closes Park Record Retrieved 8 2 2022 https www parkrecord com news summit county oakleys road island diner closes External links editRoad Island Diner Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Road Island Diner amp oldid 1169753505, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
