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Classic Diners & True Taverns*

Georgie’s Diner

August 5, 2010 by Steve 1 Comment

A Haven For Diner Fans Georgie’s Diner, West Haven August 2010 2019: This page is pretty bad and I'll need to revisit Georgie's someday to redo it. I took this day off from work many months in advance. There was a museum to get to only open on Wednesday afternoons and a once-per-year museum in Hamden. I made … [Read more...]

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Classic Diners & True Taverns*

April 12, 2010 by Steve 12 Comments

Classic Diners and True Taverns in Connecticut These lists below are both difficult to maintain - and difficult to "complete." Diners and taverns are slowly disappearing for various reasons. And that was before the COVID-19 pandemic decimated both types of establishments around the country. I can't define what a … [Read more...]

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Collin’s Diner

April 9, 2010 by Steve 1 Comment

Canaan Able to Eat Collin’s Diner, North Canaan April 2010 The word “iconic” is tossed about the American lexicon with wild abandon these days. I blame sports writers the most, but the word has invaded all corners or writing and commentating. I’m proud to say I don’t think I’ve used it more than a few times on … [Read more...]

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