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Posted: 29 Apr 2019

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Valentine

Valentine
This 24 hour diner, closed the last day of 2011, looks able and ready to resume it's former life at a moment's notice.

The name of this picture derives from the type of diner it is. --a genuine Valentine.

Taken February 19, 2012

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The good news is, the diner was purchased by new owners, and has been open for the past few years. Noted May 5, 2019.

arts enthusiast, Ulrich John, Marko Novosel, Peggy C and 6 other people have particularly liked this photo

12 comments - The latest ones
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
Nice vintage mood !!
6 years ago.
Smiley Derleth club has replied to Marie-claire Gallet
Thanks very much, Marie-claire!
6 years ago.
 Percy Schramm
Percy Schramm club
Very nice place to have a drink !!!
6 years ago.
Smiley Derleth club has replied to Percy Schramm club
Yes indeed! Thank you, Percy!
6 years ago.
 Diane Putnam
Diane Putnam club
Oh, I hope the new owners didn't change it too much. Fabulous, lonely photo.
6 years ago.
 Smiley Derleth
Smiley Derleth club
Thank you, Diane. I like your description. Their fries were good. I remember that.
6 years ago.
 Peggy C
Peggy C club
Love going to a Diner .... got several not too far from me.. then, there are the Mom & Pop type restaurants.
Only do upscale when somebody else is paying :) ....
5 years ago.
Smiley Derleth club has replied to Peggy C club
Yes. I really get a kick out of restaurants that have been around a while, and Mom and Pops, too. There was a great one here that had a small hot table of possibly 5 sides, 1 dessert and 2 meats. All wrapped in a yellow cinder block building about the size of the average living room. It's gone now, but it was neat. No gimmicks, just a simple meal.
5 years ago.
Peggy C club has replied to Smiley Derleth club
Living in FL, one does tend to get 'visitors' of the human sort ... so, to take them to dinner --- we'd just go up Florida Av to a small restaurant [ think it had been started by the Dick Pope family-he of Cypress Gardens fame ] ....
Knowing it was unlike anything where they lived was the fun part.
"Oh, would you like a slice of pie?" There was a cook who had been there for eons -- all she did was make pies.
Her Peach Pie was one out of this world!
5 years ago.
 Nicolas Mertens
Nicolas Mertens club
Has this anything to do with en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupe_Valentine_Inc.? Or is it because of the color?
5 years ago.
Smiley Derleth club has replied to Nicolas Mertens club
It was a documented Valentine. I mentioned new owners... they have painted it. Not sure I would have. But at least its still there.

Thank you, Nicolas.
5 years ago.
 Léopold
Léopold club
Let's play a musical bench game before lunch !
4 years ago.