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A TASTE OF HISTORY
'The Diner' serves up slice of Larned's past
The Diner photo 2024
Above, Chad Eakin’s souped-up ‘57 Chevy adds an air of nostalgia to The Diner in Larned. Eakin brought the vehicle, which also served as inspiration for the restoration, to Tuesday’s ribbon-cutting celebrating the return of the fabled restaurant.
LARNED — After decades of battling franchised eateries and the pandemic shutown with its economic aftermath, the independent restaurant is making a comeback. From the 1920s through the ‘50s, diners were a popular gathering place, for the food, the conversation and the atmosphere.