DINERS

WHAT?

• American restaurant
• Represents "Americans"

BACKGROUND

• First diner was built in 1858
• Didn't get popular until the 50s
• Most popular in the 60s

BECOMING POPULAR

• They only attracted men at first
• In the 40s they tried to attract women
• Added flowers, painted the cars, & added bathrooms
• Also added stainless steel & big windows to attract people from the outside

DINER

• Term diner comes from the dining cars in trains
• Represented social equality because women were able to eat in dining cars
• Not enough $ during Depression to build huge restaurants so they were small
• Futuristic
• Casual

WHO?

• Walter Scott invented the first "diner"
• Sold sandwiches and coffee out of a basket to night workers
• He got popular so he sold them out of a wagon
• These got very popular and later turned into dining cars
• Inspired the idea of a diner

WHY?

• Cheap, filling meals
• Good hangout spots for teens
• Very cool at the time
• Perfect date spot for teenagers
• Good music (jukeboxes)

FOOD

• Hamburgers
• Fries
• Milkshakes
• Most popular dessert was ice cream

NOW

• Still popular in California
• Considered "old fashioned"
• When people think of America they think of diners

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• "American Diner Museum - History and Culture of the American Diner." American Diner Museum - History and Culture of the American Diner. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015.
• "History of Diners and Drive-ins." History of Diners and Drive-ins. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015.
• "History." History. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015.

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