Worcester Lunch Car Company
Worcester Lunch Car Company was a large manufacturer of historic diners based in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1906 to 1957.
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[edit] History
Philip H. Duprey founded the company in 1906 as the Worcester Lunch Car and Carriage Manufacturing Company. It was named for Worcester, Massachusetts, where the company was based. The company produced over 600 diners between 1906 and 1957, when manufacturing ceased. All of Worcester Lunch Car's assets were auctioned in 1961.
[edit] Examples
While most of their diners were located in New England some were purchased as far away as Florida. The Miss Worcester Diner still exists in its original location across the street from the former factory. The Rosebud is an example built in 1941 at 381 Summer Street in Somerville, Massachusetts near Davis Square.[1]
The Henry Ford Museum in Michigan contains a notable example of a Worcester Lunch Car diner called Lamy's. In January 2012, Lamy's will once again serve food. Many surviving Worcester Lunch Car diners are currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Diners of New England" By Randy Garbin, Edition: illustrated, (Published by Stackpole Books, 2005) ISBN 0811731413, 9780811731416 [1]
- ^ Richard J. S. Gutman, The Worcester Lunch Car Company: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing, 2004) [2]
