Dinner at the Diner Wood Print

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This image is a toned interpretation of the interior of a vintage Valentine Diner, located at Classical Gas Museum in Embudo, New Mexico. These diners were manufactured by the Valentine Company in Wichita from the late 1930s into the mid-1970s. Sales of the buildings expanded nationwide, and soon Valentines were all over the United States. Valentines were a big deal in the 1950s. Many are still in use today. Valentines were small eight- to 12-seat diners with a limited menu, making them ideal for a one person operation. They made it possible to operate a business with very little capital.They were pre-fabricated little restaurants, made with counter service only. They could literally roll up a transport truck in the morning to your business site and have you flipping burgers by evening. Classical Gas owner, Johnnie Meier, is planning on selling ice cream out of his when it is completed, which should be soon.

Classical Gas (aka Gasoline Alley) is a museum dedicated to the grea...

I was born and raised in the Metropolitan New York City area of New Jersey but have lived in Arizona for forty years. After retiring from high school counseling and teaching, I discovered the joy of photography and digital art. Although I strive to get the shot right in the camera, I enjoy the artistic and creative aspects of working with image editing programs. Capturing the beauty of God's creation with landscape photography was my first passion. I thank God for his creations and that I am fortunate enough to see and capture a part of them with my camera. I have also come to enjoy many other facets of photography, such as wildlife, American Western, farm, church, and ghost town photography. I take great pleasure in traveling and...