| Modern Diner | |
| Coordinates: | 41.8689°N -71.3869°W |
| Built: | 1940 |
| Architect: | J.B. Judkins Co. |
| Added: | October 19, 1978 |
| Refnum: | 78000002[1] |
The Modern Diner is a historic diner in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States.
The Modern Diner is the only known surviving Sterling Streamliner diner still in operation. Its profile resembles that of a 1934 silver locomotive that once pulled the streamlined Burlington Zephyr train.[2] The diner's roof, now painted maroon, was originally silver.[3]
New York City inventor Roland Stickney designed the diner, which the John B. Judkins Company of Merrimac, Massachusetts manufactured in 1940.[3] [2] The diner was originally placed at 13 Dexter Street in Pawtucket.[3] It operated at that site until 1984, when it was moved to its present location to avoid demolition.[3] The diner was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It was the first diner to be added to the register.[4]
The diner has been held by the same owner for over 28 years.[5] Its signature Custard French Toast was featured on television's Food Network as one of the "top five diner dishes in the US" in 2015.
The COVID-19 pandemic caused it to reduce its services during 2020.[6]
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