Salem Diner

The Salem Diner is a historic diner in Salem, Massachusetts. It is one of two Sterling Streamliner diners left in Massachusetts, and still stands at its original location. Designated car #4106, it was also one of the last made by the Sterling Company before it closed its doors in 1942. The diner body features a wood frame and porcelain enamel exterior. It has a metal hipped barrel roof, and its eastern end features a characteristic shovel nose. The roofline is decorated by a fin shape that serves as a backdrop for the diner's neon signage. It is mounted on a foundation that is predominantly concrete blocks, with some glass blocks interspersed. Its main entrance is centered on the long side, and is now sheltered by a modern glass vestibule added c. 1960.[2]

Salem Diner
Location70​1⁄2 Loring Ave.,
Salem, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°30′4″N 70°53′47″W
Built1941
ArchitectSterling Diners
MPSDiners of Massachusetts MPS
NRHP reference No.99001118[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1999

The Salem Diner was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

The Salem Diner closed Friday, May 31, 2019.[3] In October plans were announced to relocate the diner and expand with a roof deck.[4]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Salem Diner". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  3. Luca, Dustin (April 30, 2019). "Salem Diner to close, hit the market for relocation". The Salem News. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  4. Luca, Dustin (October 14, 2019). "Rooftop treatment for Salem Diner". The Salem News. Retrieved July 24, 2020.


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