With its chrome counter and cherry pie, the diner is an icon of American culture. What's the global appeal of this humble eatery, asks the BBC's Stephen Smith. Sitting in a diner, on the inside ...

With its chrome counter and cherry pie, the diner is an icon of American culture. What's the global appeal of this humble eatery, asks the BBC's Stephen Smith. Sitting in a diner, on the inside ...

The American diner is a home away from home for many Americans ... featuring bullet-shaped exteriors and chrome interiors. The streamlined modern design of the diner first appeared in the 1930s ...

In fact, it’s not unusual to find all three housed together in a chrome-trimmed roadside ... Driving the American Dream The American diner can be dismissed as an overwrought nostalgia ploy ...

bobchap / iStock On page and on screen, few settings carry the cultural weight of the humble American diner. Inviting us in with slick chrome and blinking neon, the diner is coolly seductive.

The materials and design show diner detailing at its finest: stainless steel, chrome, Formica and ceramic ... this iconic American eatery is. “It’s a friendly place, usually mom-and-pop ...

At the prototypical American diner, the story goes ... waitress’s uniforms were made a little more retro, or some more chrome and neon were thrown up, or the jukebox was stocked with more ...

Tables and seating feature chrome details ... and Labor Design's Capital City Diner presents a fresh prototype that never loses sight of its origin story for American diners everywhere," said ...

The American diner is officially cool again. Nostalgia for this retro restaurant typology has ... NoMad Diner retains the standard polished chrome accents on table edges and stool bases, and mirrors ...