Diner Mugs

Mel's Diner in Phoenix, Arizona was the setting in the TV show, Alice, that aired on CBS from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The diner exterior footage was all shot at the actual Mel's Diner on Grand Avenue in Phoenix, while the interior was all shot on sets in Burbank. This version of the Mel's Diner design includes a realistic vintage treatment to give it true retro look like you picked it up back in 1976.

Post-war America and new super highways brought about a new-found interest in traveling, so roadside diners started popping up in key locations from coast to coast. One such place in Elkton, Maryland on the freshly completed US 40 was the Elkton Diner, a modern deco style eatery which also played host as a Trailways bus stop. Positioned almost dead center between New York and Baltimore, Elkton Diner was a popular stop for highway travelers for years before being consumed in a fire in 1962.

Doggie Diner was a local fast food chain serving hot dogs and hamburgers in San Francisco that operated from 1948 to 1986. At one time there were 30 locations around the San Francisco Bay Area, mostly concentrated in San Francisco and were quite iconic with their giant fiberglass doggie heads on their signs. This version of the Doggie Diner design includes an embellished version of their original logo. If you'd like a more vintage appearance, check out my Doggie Diner Vintage design which includes a realistic distressing to make it look like an old school original.

Get your gas and belly filled!

Stop In!

A Pennsylvania all night Diner sign glows for the fast passing traffic. Route 30

Retro diner sign inspired

The one time Kirk took over Luke's diner

A retro pattern inspired by diners and cafes in the fifties and sixties. A pink, checkered background, like a cafe floor. The pattern has retro cafe items like tea cups, teapots, coffee pots and art deco furniture. A fun, vintage pattern.

Wrap it up.

Spokane's Top Hat Fountain was a popular drive-in back in the day, but sadly, just another memory from a by-gone era.

Get a taste for the 50s at the 57 Diner

Tee for the late lamented Ruby's Surf City Diner, at the end of the Huntington Beach Pier. Defunct, and permanently closed in early 2021, after 30 years of fries and shakes. Great gift for Huntington Beach folks, fans of retro 50s diners. Weathered distressed effect.

50's Diner Roller Skating Waitress Unisex Jersey Tee with 56 Chevy - Pink/green version

New York's Finest Diner for the paranormal

Retro style cafe logo

JJ's Diner - Pawnee

Doggie Diner was a local fast food chain serving hot dogs and hamburgers in San Francisco that operated from 1948 to 1986. At one time there were 30 locations around the San Francisco Bay Area, mostly concentrated in San Francisco and were quite iconic with their giant fiberglass doggie heads on their signs. This version of the Doggie Diner design includes an embellished version of their original logo. This Doggie Diner Vintage design includes a realistic distressing to make it look like an old school original, but if you'd like a new looking version, check out my shop as I've got one!

Our teen hangout!

Logo from the retro Los Angeles Diner SWINGERS, as seen in the Seth Rogen movie Knocked Up among others. (The breakfast brushoff scene after they hook up.) Sadly closed in 2020. Great gift for Los Angeles hipsters of all ages. LA History at its 50s finest.

World Famous Waffles st 1976 Pawnee Indiana

Master's Midnight Diner

coffee?

The Fonz will see you now.

If I stop drinking the coffee, I stop doing the standing and the walking and the words-putting-into-sentence-doing.

Eat at Joe's Diner in Patience, Colorado, where the pies are out of this world!

Once Upon a Time Tv Show

We never did learn why Jerry's girlfriend didn't eat the pie, did we?

A North Country throwback to a time when good food was served at Jock's Lunch, a diner on Route 3 in Cadyville, NY.

i’m writing a letter, i can’t write a letter, why can’t i write a letter? i’m wearing a green dress, i wish i was wearing my blue dress, my green dress is at the cleaner’s. the germans wore gray, you wore blue. casablanca, casablanca is such a good movie. casablanca, the white house. bush. why don’t i drive a hybrid car? i should really drive a hybrid car. I should really take my bicycle to work. bicycle, unicycle, unitard, hockey puck, rattlesnake, monkey, monkey, underpants.

Get a taste for the 50s at the V8 Diner

Diner, Hull, England

inspired by tv shows

The design is from "Nighthawks", a 1942 painting by Edward Hopper.