Valentine Diners - North Central Kansas

Ellsworth

• Business name: Originally Elkhorn Diner, later Fabulous 50s Diner
• Street address: Exit 225 on I-70 (K-156); removed from site
• Open or closed: Closed
• History: Originally opened in 1967 as the Elkhorn Diner. Closed and reopened as the Fabulous 50s Diner around 2000. Moved from its I-70 location in 2005. It currently is being operated as the Dinky Diner in Decatur City, Iowa.
• Model / serial number: Double Deluxe / Unknown
• Additional images:
  Exterior, side view
  Exterior, opposite side view
  Interior

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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