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Peterborough Diner Photo Album
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HISTORY
OF THE PETERBOROUGH
DINER
(recreated from timeline
posted at the
Peterborough Library-
Not responsible for
misquoted dates/events)
- Before 1936-
Frank and Dora Ryan
Had a wooden diner
on Grove Street
(located in front of
now- Nonies and shoe
store)
- Frank and Dora
purchased a used
diner and placed it
on Depot Square site
after the flood of
1936.
- 1946- Milton
Fontaine purchased
Frank Ryan's old
diner- (the land
belonged to B&M
Railroad. A water
tank for the steam
engines was just
behind the diner)
- 1950- Worcester
Dining Car Company
built the new diner.
It was the first one
made in dark green
and cream. Placed on
the same spot as the
old one.
- 1955- Milton
Gontaine sold the
diner to his brother
Edward Fontaine.
- 1974- A bathroom
was placed in the
diner!
- 1983 - Edward
Fontaine retires,
selling the diner to
Doug Bartlett and
Don Merwin who plan
expansions
- 1984- Theofanis
& Jane
Athanasopoolos and
Andy & Stacey
Pirovolisanos buy
the diner. Grand
Reopening of the
diner April 23,
1984.
- 1985- Owners
discovered that the
diner never got
hooked up to sewer
connection
- August 2003- New
owners, natives of
New Hampshire,
Patrick Healey and
Eric Finley buy the
diner.
- July 2004- A
new, different
layout, menu for
both breakfast,
lunch/dinner, and
kids roll out
focusing on quality
food at a great
price.
- August 2004-
Classic Car Cruise
and Cook-out
celebrate the one
year anniversary of
the new owners.
- May, 2008 -
Patrick Healey
becomes sole owner
of the Peterborough
Diner
We are looking to
fill in the gaps of
the history that we
have. Please forward
any history,
pictures or
information that you
may have on the
Peterborough Diner
to peterboroughdiner@myfairpoint.net.
Thank you.
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