stackyFACTSNothing screams mid-century American aesthetic like eating greasy pancakes inside repurposed mass transit. In the early 1900s, clever restaurateurs realized that buying discarded railway dining carriages was cheaper than constructing actual buildings, accidentally spawning the entire retro diner architectural movement.
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