historic places location 777 elmwood ave. providence rhode island coordinates 41 47 27.6894 n 71 25 21.1728 w 41.791024833 n 71.422548000 w 41.791024833 ; 71.422548000 coordinates 41 47 27.6894 n 71 25 21.1728 w 41.791024833 n 71.422548000 w 41.791024833 ; 71.422548000 area .23 acres 0.093 ha 2 nrhp reference 09001231 1 added to nrhp january 13 2010 1 the central diner now called the elmwood diner and formerly or also known as liberty elm diner jenn s elmwood diner ole elmwood diner liberty elm diner or worcester lunch car company diner 806 is a historic diner at 777 elmwood avenue in providence rhode island . 3 contents 1 description 2 history 3 see also 4 references 5 external links description edit the diner was built in 1947 by the worcester lunch car company as 806 . it is a single story prefabricated structure 10 6 wide and 40 long . at the ends of the diner the barrel roof has an overhang of three feet . there are entries at the north end one of the original entrances and in a projecting stainless steel vestibule on the eastern facade . the original southern entry is obscured by the cinderblock wall of the kitchen addition which projects to the diner s rear . the interior is well preserved with little alteration since its construction . 2 history edit interior the diner was first located at west gaspee and exchange streets a site which housed businesses known as the central diner since at least 1932 . it was moved to its present location in 1953 or 1954 retaining the name . it is one of four worcester lunch car company diners out of what was once a much larger number still operating in rhode island . 2 the diner went through a number of names and owners over its lifetime . 4 a cinderblock kitchen was added in 1953 after it was moved to elmwood avenue . 4 a stainless steel vestibule at the front was added some time between 1956 and the 1970s . 4 wooden siding was added sometime between 1995 and 2002 . 4 the building was listed on the u.s. national register of historic places on january 13 2010 . 1 the listing was announced as the featured listing in the national park service s weekly list of january 22 2010 . 5 on february 22 2010 4 the diner made an appearance on the guy fieri television program diners drive ins and dives . 6 the diner operated as the liberty elm diner from 2006 to 2013 . 4 it was sold in may 2013 and re opened as elmwood diner in april 2014 . 4 see also edit list of diners national register of historic places listings in providence rhode island food portal companies portal references edit a b c announcements and actions on properties for the national register of historic places . weekly listings . national park service . january 22 2010 . retrieved 2010 01 31 . a b c sarah zurier ; kim a. smith ; denise bass november 16 2009 . national register of historic places registration central diner pdf . national park service . retrieved 2010 01 31 . 33 pages with several figures and with seven photos from 2008 the liberty elm s fabulous history . a b c d e f g elmwood diner . quahog.org . retrieved 16 june 2016 . weekly list actions . national park service . retrieved 2010 01 31 . liberty elm one year later . providence daily dose . 20 july 2011 . retrieved 16 june 2016 . external links edit official website v t e u.s. national register of historic places topics architectural style categories contributing property historic district history of the national register of historic places keeper of the register national park service property types lists by states alabama alaska arizona arkansas california colorado connecticut delaware florida georgia hawaii idaho illinois indiana iowa kansas kentucky louisiana maine maryland massachusetts michigan minnesota mississippi missouri montana nebraska nevada new hampshire new jersey new mexico new york north carolina north dakota ohio oklahoma oregon pennsylvania rhode island south carolina south dakota tennessee texas utah vermont virginia washington west virginia wisconsin wyoming lists by insular areas american samoa guam minor outlying islands northern mariana islands puerto rico virgin islands lists by associated states federated states of micronesia marshall islands palau other areas district of columbia morocco category portal wikiproject this article about a registered historic place in providence county rhode island is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title central diner & oldid 735499806 categories buildings and structures completed in 1947commercial buildings on the national register of historic places in rhode islandrestaurants in rhode islandbuildings and structures in providence rhode islanddiners on the national register of historic placesnational register of historic places in providence rhode islandprovidence county rhode island registered historic place stubshidden categories coordinates on wikidataall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 21 august 2016 at 04 53 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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