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| Photographs
August, 2005: Courtesy of Jack Thomas |
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Since
the Amsterdam Restaurant didn't open until 1979, it was only in
business for a little more than five years. In its last guise it
had been the New Amsterdam Diner (Click
here for a 2003 review). |
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| Photographs
2005: Courtesy of Brian Florence |
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Both
Jack and Brian were able to get a few shots through the windows
of the Dairy Bar area. All things considered, the interior
remained remarkably intact. Notably the cantilevered stool
bases and stained-glass-looking Dairy Bar backdrop were still
in place. |
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A
chalk board still advertised Snooky's Saloon pointing prospective
patron through the dining room to its illusory entrance.
Perhaps renovations
had begun by the time these photos were taken, for a bright
yellow portable light stand had been placed in front of the
Dairy Bar. |
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| A surreal scene
greeted Brian Florence at the remains of the Amsterdam Howard
Johnson's Restaurant when he stopped to capture these fleeting
shots in the cold and dark of a wintery February night.
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February, 2005: Courtesy of Brian Florence |
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| Built adjacent
to the New York Thruway, travelers could easily spot this circa
1979 Howard Johnson's from the toll highway, but usually only
after they had sped past its exit. |
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