Miss Lorraine Diner – Pawtucket RI

Good news! I just learned from fellow road-fans / or RHODE fans ;-) that the Miss Lorraine Diner is open for business. Read the details here, and learn about the diner itself from the info I originally posted over in the messages section.

Hooray for a new / vintage diner on the scene!

Located a mere 5 miles north of Providence, a delightful amalgam of adaptive reuse / redevelopment and diner rescue awaits in Pawtucket! My fave combo.

The diner that brought me to this address ( 560 Mineral Spring Ave ) is the Miss Lorraine Diner, a large 1941 Worcester Streamliner that had been rescued from deterioration in Connecticut.

The diner is tucked alongside the entrance to a once bustling textile mill building - in the town where the first American cotton mill began operation over 200 years ago. The large brick mill building complex built in 1868 has been revived and is now home to work/live space for artists and creatives, and also includes a distillery, theater, gym and brewery on-site.

The Mill complex and the diner are named for the history of the Lorraine Manufacturing Company that occupied the building for over 70 years (and also lent its name to the fabric store that used to be across the street.)

Though I admit it makes this song go through my head ;-)