A 1930s Kullman diner in Edgewood, Maryland
True Diner
1301 Pulaski Hwy (US-40)Phone:
Status: Gone and never coming back
Last Updated: May 16, 2016
Notes:
Replaced a converted streetcar in 1949. This diner was the site of a notorious incident that caused national embarrassment and spurred national change. In 1962, the UN ambassador from the nation of Chad was denied service here because he was black. The ‘Route 40 Incident’ embarrassed the Kennedy administration, who rushed to implement desegregation in the wake of the international gaffe. Well preserved, the diner stopped serving in 1975 and was later Bonnie Brae Flea Market before being demolished in 2006.