and it lists "Hicks and Lawlor" at 28 Exchange Place (I suppose subsequently it was just Lawlor). On page 1087 of that directory (google books) it lists them with a large ad. I suspect this is a "diner" as in a room in a building. Not the outbuiding type, popular in the (I guess) late 1930's?
Was this a Diner in the classic definition? A prefabricated resturant?
ReplyDeleteNot sure. Here is a link for the 1889 city directory:
ReplyDeletehttp://books.google.com/books?id=8ssCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA679&lpg=PA679&dq=lawlor+%2228+exchange+place%22&source=bl&ots=jD6XrAG3wB&sig=ajggHD7VyubMQsKHu4ThTD-sd0M&hl=en&ei=4Kr-S8SSA4iGNP_v3Ds&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=lawlor%20%2228%20exchange%20place%22&f=false
and it lists "Hicks and Lawlor" at 28 Exchange Place (I suppose subsequently it was just Lawlor). On page 1087 of that directory (google books) it lists them with a large ad. I suspect this is a "diner" as in a room in a building. Not the outbuiding type, popular in the (I guess) late 1930's?