Park Dinor - Lawrence Park, PA
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N 42° 09.039 W 080° 00.864
17T E 581432 N 4666972
The historic Park Dinor on Main Street in Lawrence Park, PA
Waymark Code: WM12RWN
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/09/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member iconions
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The Park Dinor, now known as the Lawrence Park Dinor, is an historic diner located on Main Street in Lawrence Park Township, just east of the city of Erie, PA. The Dinor building is Silk City Diner built in 1948. It has been open in Lawrence Park ever since. Lawrence Park is a small township located near a large factory that was once a General Electric Transportation plant and is now run by Wabtec. The Park Dinor served many of GE's workers over the years. The Dinor was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. Interestingly, the spelling of "Dinor" is anomaly that was used exclusively in northwestern Pennsylvania.

Source: (visit link)
Street address:
4019 Main Street
Erie, PA USA
16511


County / Borough / Parish: Erie County

Year listed: 2004

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1925-1949

Historic function: Commerce/Trade,Domestic

Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Privately owned?: yes

Hours of operation: From: 8:00 AM To: 4:00 AM

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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