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Classic American Diners

Postcard images of retro diners and restaurants, featuring vintage décor and inviting atmospheres capturing mid-20th century Americana.

Sid Hartfield's, 1617 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J. , Restaurants, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
Sid Hartfield's, 1617 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J. , Restaurants, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Range Rider's Bar & Café, Miles City, Montana , Bars, Restaurants, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesRange Rider's Bar & Café, Miles City, Montana , Bars, Restaurants, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesEl Chevere, Stop 22, Santurce, P. R. , Restaurants, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesTony Pastor's Downtown -- Greenwich Village, 130 W. 3rd St., New York City , Restaurants, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesMilleman-Gilbert, food -- Famous Airport restaurant, Kansas City, Mo. , Restaurants, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesEl-Patio -- 404 Hathaway, Mexican & American Food , Restaurants, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesBond spectacular waterfall sign in Times Square, New York City , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesPhillips Drive-In Cafe. ca. 1941, Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, USA, Phillips Drive-In Cafe, 66--One of the Show Spots, Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas New fashionable Peony Terrace, Peony Park, Omaha, Nebraska , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesNew Mexico Museum of the Old West, Longhorn Ranch Saloon of 1866 with fixtures used during the Gold Rush days , Galleries & museums, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesTemplin's Grill, on beautiful Lake Coeur d'Alene, hi-way 10, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho , Restaurants, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesPeople standing outside the Golden North Hotel in Skagway Alaska circa 1983.Postcard of the Dodgem. ca. 1921, The Dodgem, Euclid Beach, Cleveland, Ohio. Euclid Beach Park, located on the shore of Lake Erie, eight miles from the public square, is the largest and most popular of the city's amusement parks. It is open free to the public from April until October and contains hundreds of amusement devices also a large athletic field, and a splendid bathing beach. Thousands of schools, lodges, and associations hold annual picnics and reunions here. 123 Visitors' Tour in Hoover Dam. ca. 1937, Between Nevada and Arizona, USA, Visitors' Gallery inside Hoover (Boulder) Dam. Hoover (Boulder) Dam ranks as one of America's greatest visitors' attractions. The Bureau of Reclamation maintains guide service facilities, and the dam and powerplant are open to the public 365 days a year. Visitors descend 528 feet into the huge dam, and pass through galleries such as shown. Through this main visitors' gallery more than 2,500,000 persons have taken the guidedThe Riviera for better food , Restaurants, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesLooking south on Michigan Avenue from Wrigley Building, Chicago , Cities & towns, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesOlympic Hotel -- San Francisco , Hotels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesThe 500 Club, open winter & summer , Organizations' facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesTesta's Hotel and Restaurants, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine , Hotels, Restaurants, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States Nice design for this label for the HOTEL CARLTON at ALICANTE, Espana. Luggage Label. Advertisement for the Grand Hotel St Moritz, featuring the latest sanitary arrangements and the opportunity for every kind of winter sport Date: 1906Nassau Bootery. 64 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, L. I. , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States