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Mon May 18 21:24:52 EDT 2009

Changing Appearance of the American Diner" 

Larry Cultrera, diner aficionado, will present his talk at the 
Somerville Museum, One Westwood Road, Somerville, 02143 on Thursday, June=
 4th from 
7-8PM as part of Historic Somerville's 2009 lecture series. Tickets are=
 $8; 
members of Historic Somerville: $5 . A reception will follow. There=
 is 
limited seating, so please reserve your seat in advance by emailing 
Historic Somerville at <<admin at historicsomerville.org>>.

Cultrera is an archivist of the American Roadside, specializing in 
documenting the American Diner through his photographs.   He is a long-tim=
e member 
of the Society for Commercial Archaeology (SCA) and writes the Diner Hotli=
ne 
Weblog (http://dinerhotline.wordpress.com).   This is a continuation of a=

column he penned for the SCA's Journal Magazine for over 18 years.   He ha=
s 
been researching these truly unique American restaurants and their history=

since 1980 and has photo-documented over 800 of them as well as having ama=
ssed 
a large collection of memorabilia.   Cultrera has been featured on various=

TV shows, such as CBS Sunday Morning with Charled Kuralt, Bob Elliot prese=
nts 
New England Diners (WDSH - Chan.6, Portland, ME) and WCVB TV's Chronicle.=

He has been interviewed for numerous newspaper and magazine articles rangi=
ng 
from the Boston Globe, the Syracuse Post Standard, the Portland Press 
Herald, Smithsonian Magazine, Insight Magazine and Yankee Magazine.   His=
 slide 
presentation covers the history of diners from 1872 to the present, primar=
ily 
focusing on the evolution of styles and changes in the manufacturing of 
diners.   The last part of the presentation will feature local diners from=
 past 
to the present.

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Larry&nbsp; Cultrera, diner aficionado,&nbsp; will pr=
esent his talk at the Somerville Museum, One Westwood Roa=
d, Somerville, 02143 on Thursday, June 4th from 7-8PM <=
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 Tickets are $8; members of Historic Somerville: $5 .&nbsp;&nbsp; A rece=
ption will follow.&nbsp; There is limited seating, so please reserve your=
 seat in advance by emailing Historic Somerville at &lt;&lt;admin at historic=
somerville.org&gt;&gt;. 
 
Cultrera is an archivist of the American Roadside, specializing in documen=
ting the American Diner through his photographs.&nbsp; He is a long-time=
 member of the Society for Commercial Archaeology <FONT=
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 and writes the Diner Hotline Weblog (http://dinerhotline=
.wordpress.com).&nbsp; This is a continuation of a column he penned for=
 the SCA's Journal Magazine for over 18 years.&nbsp; He has been research=
ing these truly unique American restaurants and their history since 1980=
 and has photo-documented over 800 of them as well as having amassed a lar=
ge collection of memorabilia.&nbsp; Cultrera has been featured on various=
 TV shows, such as CBS Sunday Morning with Charled Kuralt, Bob=
 Elliot presents New England Diners (WDSH - Chan.6, Portland, ME)=
 and WCVB TV's Chronicle. He has been interviewed for num=
erous newspaper and magazine articles ranging from the Boston Globe, the=
 Syracuse Post Standard, the Portland Press Herald, Smithsonian Magazine,=
 Insight Magazine and Yankee Magazine.&nbsp; His slide presentation cover=
s the history of diners from 1872 to the present, primarily focusing on th=
e evolution of styles and changes in the manufacturing of diners.&nbsp; =
 The last part of the presentation will feature local diners from past to=
 the present. ************** Discover the variet=
y of Bisquick=AE mix. Get Recipes &amp; Savings Now. (http://pr.atwola.com=
/promoclk/100126575x1222831871x1201491818/aol?redir=3Dhttp:%2F%2Fad.double=
click.net%2Fclk%3B215225813%3B37274670%3Be%3Fhttp:%2F%2Frecipes.bisquick.b=
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