tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16621011.post6841505654641972157..comments2024-03-04T05:43:21.206-05:00Comments on H. P. Lovecraft And His Legacy: A Half-Dime DinerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16621011.post-46060922864567550512010-05-27T13:32:18.134-04:002010-05-27T13:32:18.134-04:00Not sure. Here is a link for the 1889 city direct...Not sure. Here is a link for the 1889 city directory:<br /><br />http://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<br /><br />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?Chris Perridashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12320337856497637763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16621011.post-23298555585201201122010-05-27T13:23:27.618-04:002010-05-27T13:23:27.618-04:00Was this a Diner in the classic definition? A pre...Was this a Diner in the classic definition? A prefabricated resturant?ThriftPowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11164385463246219302noreply@blogger.com