A 1952 O'Mahony diner in Newport, Rhode Island
True Diner
184 Adm. Kalbfus RdPhone:
Status: In storage
Website: https://www.bishopsdiner.com
Last Updated: March 14, 2023
Condition: Minor changes
Notes:
GM4J+JH Newport, Rhode Island
SW side of rotary, right outside Naval base.
[Location is last service placement. The diner is no longer there, but presently in storage near Conway, N.H.]
Originally the Princeton at 755 GAR Hwy. (US-6) in Swansea, Mass.; moved to Newport in 1967, still as Princeton, later Galley. Bishop’s since 1998.
Displaced by development, it was closed in August 2023 and rescued by Shawn J. Sylvester and moved to temporary storage in New Hampshire, with plans to return it to service in the Mount Washington Valley area:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/11/25/metro/city-by-sea-mountains-new-hampshire-beloved-newport-diner-moves-north/
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