Lamy's Diner Being Lifted by a Crane, 1984
THF124974 / Lamy's Diner Being Lifted by a Crane, 1984
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Artifact Overview
In 1984, Henry Ford Museum purchased Lamy's Diner. It took a crane to lift the diner in preparation for transporting it from Hudson, Massachusetts. Once at the museum, it was restored to its original 1946 appearance.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1984
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
P.B.100774
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10.063 in
Width: 8.125 in
Inscriptions
Text printed on press release:
Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village... / ...DEARBORN, MICH. -- In 1984, 25 tons of history was delivered to Henry Ford Museum in the form of a 38-year-old diner. Brought 900 miles from Hudson, Mass. to Dearborn, Mich., the diner is estimated to have served more than four million customers. Upon its inclusion in "The Automobile In American Life," the diner will be viewed by the more than one million visitors who come to the museum each year.
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World War II veteran Clovis Lamy ordered this 40-seat diner from the Worcester Lunch Car Company, a premier New England diner builder. In April 1946, Lamy operated the diner in his home town of Marlborough, Massachusetts. Local factory workers ate lunch there and those returning from a movie or show dropped in for dinner. Lamy sold the business in 1949.
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