Poirier's Diner

Poirier's Diner, West Side Diner
Poirier's Diner is located in Rhode Island
Poirier's Diner
Poirier's Diner is located in the United States
Poirier's Diner
LocationProvidence, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°48′58.647″N 71°25′55.2246″W / 41.81629083°N 71.432006833°W / 41.81629083; -71.432006833
Built1947
ArchitectKullman Dining Car Company
Websitewestsidedinerri.com
NRHP reference No.03000657 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 17, 2003
The diner during renovations in 2012

West Side Diner, formerly Poirier's Diner, is a historic restaurant at 1380 Westminster Street in Providence, Rhode Island. The diner was built in 1947 by Kullman Dining Car Company, and is a typical Art Deco streamlined stainless steel structure. It is one of two surviving Kullman diners in the state.[2] The diner was originally located at 579-581 Atwells Avenue, an industrial area, where it operated for many years. The diner closed in 1999.[3]

In 2002, the diner was forced off its land by redevelopment activity and placed in storage at 1467 Westminster Street.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

The diner was moved to 1380 Westminster Street in 2011, and was reopened as the West Side Diner in 2013.[3][4]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Poirer's Diner" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-25.
  3. ^ a b Grimaldi, Paul (13 May 2013). "Poirier's Diner to reopen on Providence's West Side". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Historic Poirier's Diner moving to Westminster Street". Greater City Providence. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2020.


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