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- Lunch Wagon by the Railroad Depot, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, circa 1916 - Wheeled, horse-drawn lunch wagons served simple, affordable food to customers on the go. Intended to be brought out onto city streets at night after regular restaurants closed, some -- like this lunch wagon in Fitchburg, Massachusetts -- became permanent fixtures, open day and night. These were the forerunners of diners.
- April 20, 1916
- Collections - Artifact
Lunch Wagon by the Railroad Depot, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, circa 1916
Wheeled, horse-drawn lunch wagons served simple, affordable food to customers on the go. Intended to be brought out onto city streets at night after regular restaurants closed, some -- like this lunch wagon in Fitchburg, Massachusetts -- became permanent fixtures, open day and night. These were the forerunners of diners.