Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jay, wikipedia is one of my close friends. I just looked up Mallard again which, of course, led me further down the path of useless knowledge overload. It appears your diner is an even rarer bird. It's a Sterling Streamliner and the Salem Diner is one of only three in existence of which only two are still operating. Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Barry" <imra at iol.ie> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2015 11:32 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Breakfast! > Nice slice of Americana, Jay. Hope the breakfast was good and matched the > surroundings. > > Odd the way the streamlined lines seem to go the other way from the tilt > of the lettering. But then, I've probably confusing the flowlines with the > likes of Greasley's train Mallard. > > Douglas > > ----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Jay Burleson" <leica at jayburleson.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2015 3:32 AM > Subject: [Leica] IMG: Breakfast! > > >> After landing in Boston way too early in the morning, I headed north out >> of the idiocy that is Boston traffic as soon as I could. >> I was hungry, and I didn't want to stop at the horrible chain restaurants >> so I told myself that I'd wait to find a good place. >> By the time I got to Salem, I was starving. Luckily I came around the >> corner and found this place. >> We don't have real diners like this in the Northwest, which is an >> original 1952 Worcester Lunch Car Company diner. >> >> The Salem Diner >> Salem, Massachusetts >> http://gallery.jayburleson.com/index.php/ne_2015/L1003993 >> >> Thanks for looking and all comments welcome! >> >> Jay >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >