Munson Diner | |
Location | 12 Lake St. (NY 55), Liberty, New York |
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Coordinates | 41°47′47″N 74°44′46″W / 41.79639°N 74.74611°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1945 |
Architect | Kullman Dining Car Co. |
Architectural style | Moderne |
NRHP reference No. | 06000256 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 12, 2006 |
Munson Diner is a historic diner located at Liberty in Sullivan County, New York. It was manufactured in 1945 by the Kullman Dining Car Company of Lebanon, New Jersey. It has a riveted steel frame and exterior of stainless steel and porcelain enamel. It has a long, rectangular form, 16 feet wide by 50 feet long. The interior has a plan typical of the diners of the 1940s and 1950s. It was moved from West 49th Street and 11th Avenue, New York City, to Liberty in 2005. [2] [3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [1] Allan Bérubé (1946–2007) initiated the saving, redevelopment, and moving of the diner. [4]
The diner has served as a filming location in Kojak and American Express commercials. [5] It served as "Reggie's Diner", the local alternative to Monk's Cafe, in several episodes of Seinfeld, such as in " The Soup", when George introduces the gang to Reggie's because his attempts to date a waitress at Monk's have led to an awkward situation. In " The Bizarro Jerry" episode, the 'regular gang' of Reggie's Diner befriend Elaine and introduce her to the "alternate bizarro universe" that goes on there. In " The Pool Guy", George escapes to Reggie's when his fiancee joins the friend group at Monk's. [5]
In a project that attracted considerable attention in the news media, he arranged to have the Munson Diner, a derelict Hell's Kitchen landmark from the 1940s, moved there from Manhattan.