Pursuits : Elizabeth Thomsen

The Central Diner is in Millbury, Massachusetts, just outside of my hometown of Worcester. My aunt and uncle live in Millbury, so I have visited the town many times over the years, but somehow I never get to the downtown area, and had never seen the diner.

Yesterday I had a meeting in the area, and afterward I decided to finally go see the diner and photograph it. When I arrived, I was rather shocked to find it in this condition. I was sure it was closed and perhaps headed for destruction.

Fortunately, however, that doesn’t seem to be the case. From what I read, it’s going through a restoration, and I look forward to visiting it again and taking a new picture when it’s done.

The Central Diner is Worcester Lunch Car Company #673, brought here in 1930 to replace an older lunch wagon which had operated at this location since 1910.