Valentine Diners - Indiana

Auburn

• Business name: National Automotive and Truck Museum of the United States (NATMUS)
• Street address: 1000 Gordon M. Buehrig Place
• Open or closed: Closed but on display
• History: This diner originally operated at 405 West Maumee Street in Angola, Indiana. From 1948 to 1961 it was owned by Carl and Donna Shupp. The Shupps paid $3,000 for the building and $2,000 for the fixtures. It was moved to NATMUS in 1993 and disassembled. The museum is looking for a partner in restoring the diner.
• Model / serial number: Master / Unknown
• Additional images:
  Museum label including diner image
   

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What are Valentine Diners?

These small diners were built in Wichita for several decades from the late 1930s into the 1970s. Some are still open today. more