Baltimore's most famous and well known Diner came to light after Barry Levinson produced the movie Diner in the early 1980's. The Diner, known in the movie as the Fell's Point Diner, which actually based on memories Levinson had of the Hilltop Diner in Northwest Baltimore City. The Hilltop Diner still stands today, long since closed and being used as a liquor store , as seen in the picture to the right.
...................Baltimore's Hilltop Diner



...................................Penmar Diner Baltimore
  When diners first started popping up in American Cities, many were made with ability to be moved quickly, just in case the location wasn't as profitable as first believed. The Penmar Diner, shown on the left, was located on Maryland Avenue, just south of North Avenue, in the 1920's. I don't believe it was at the location for long.


  Many of the diners in the area were outside City Limits, along Rt. 1 and Rt 40. ( See Kilduffs Route 40 page for more of these ) .
To the right is the Bonnie Brae Diner in Harford County, a few miles North ofbltimore along Rt 40. The old diner has been torn down
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....................Bonnie Brae Diner Edgewood  


//////////////////////////////White Tower, Baltimore




           Baltimore was known for atleast two chain diner restaurants, Little Taverns and White Towers. Adam Paul has an excellent page on both. Here are a few shots of the White Tower which was located on Howard Street just north of Centre Street.

.............................................WhiteTower INterior Baltimore
.........................White Tower Diner, Baltimore



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Updated 5-25-2008