Rosebud (diner)

Rosebud is a historic diner at 381 Summer Street in Somerville, Massachusetts near Davis Square.

The historic marker sign on the face of the Rosebud Diner
Rosebud
(2017)
Location381 Summer Street
Somerville, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°23′40″N 71°7′17″W
Built1941
ArchitectWorcester Lunch Car Company
MPSDiners of Massachusetts MPS
NRHP reference No.99001125[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1999

The diner was built in 1941 by the Worcester Lunch Car Company for the Nichols and Perivolaris Families .[2] The diner was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

In 2013, after 40 years of the family's ownership, Evangelos Nichols sold the Rosebud to Martin Bloom. Bloom, the founder of a chain of Italian restaurants called Vinny Testa's and owner of the Mission Oak Grill, promised to leave the exterior untouched.[3]

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Diners of New England" By Randy Garbin, Edition: illustrated, (Published by Stackpole Books, 2005) ISBN 0-8117-3141-3, ISBN 978-0-8117-3141-6
  3. "Vinny Testa's founder Martin Bloom to take over Rosebud Diner in Davis Sq". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved August 1, 2013.

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