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Installation of an ultra-modern 61-foot, by 16-foot : ‘diner: is sched uled ‘for September 25 ‘on the site to Granford—Diner— North: “avenue, asi, it ‘was an nounced this week by Peter and Nicholas, Billias, proprietors. . Drilling of a 156-foot well to ob tain’ water for the air conditioning ‘unit in the new diner is now un derway and is expected to be com pleted by this week-end. . There are only two or three other drilled wells now in operation within the township limits. Of stainless steel’ construction, the new diner will have a sexating taxicity of 86 as compared with 56 m, the present 50-foot ‘diner. The structure is now ,more than, half finished at the ‘Elizabeth plant of the Jerry O'Mahony: Dining Car Company. The’ ‘present, diner, will be turned in on the new structure? ‘The kitchen unit, which’ is sep arate from’the diner, also will be ‘enlarged: about 25 percent, to in clude ‘an automatic dish’ washer, automatic glass washer ‘arid. ‘an automatic ice’ ‘cube maker. Modern kitchel equipment ‘algo-will be installed and the walls ‘will be lined with stainless steel. ‘The Cranford Diner was started here’in 1924 by Louis Billias and Warry ‘Chronas. The original diner was 4 30-foot wooderr wagon. The resent diner,. 2 Ae wooden présent t stainless steel 50- feot diner arrived Here in 1832. Mr. Billias retired from the din er business in 1945 and the oper tion has been carried on by his two sons.
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Cranford Chronicle
Cranford, New Jersey, US
Thu, Sep 04, 1952
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