All posts tagged "diners"
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7.6K2Arts and LeisureSix Famous Artists Houses (Where You Can Stay, Too)
Artists gravitate toward places that inspire them creatively, so you can often find artists houses among splendid scenery or in rural isolation....
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15.2K9Arts and LeisureInto the Trenchers: Seven Strange Facts About Dinner in Colonial New England
The colonists who first began settling in New England in the 1620s brought what furnishing they could from Europe, but they were...
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51.6K12Arts and LeisureThe Six Oldest Restaurants in New England
The six oldest restaurants in New England include taverns that served hungry travelers and a diner that fed mill workers after their...
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9.8K5bostonHow the Greek Immigrants Came to New England
In 1860, U.S. Census takers recorded 328 Greek immigrants living in America. Among them were 40 young men and boys. They arrived...
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17.0K1Business and LaborThe New York Coffee Cup, From Connecticut to Greek Diners to Stardom
The red, white and blue New York coffee cup with the Greek lettering started life in Berlin, Conn., and made its way...
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13.6K18Business and LaborThe Glory Days of the Berlin Turnpike
In the early 1950s, the king of Connecticut’s roads was the Berlin Turnpike, lined with colorful kitschy roadside architecture. It was the main...
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8.0K15Arts and LeisureMark Twain Bombs at History’s First Roast
Mark Twain was never in his life so miserable as he was on Dec. 17, 1877, after he delivered an after-dinner speech...
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