Classic Rhode Island diner rescued from wrecking ball, unlike many others
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Each year some of the roughly 2,000 factory-built diners around the United States are demolished, but an enduring fascination with the 20th-century breakfast tradition has helped some get rescued from the wrecking ball. After sitting vacant for 14 years in a weed-strewn lot in Pawtucket, the historic Silver Top Diner was sold [...]