A true to life photographic essay of the family owned neighborhood American diner. The photographic artist has spent years traveling thousands of miles documenting both exterior and interior architecture of these slowly disappearing factory manufactured eateries. Not solely a treatise about the structures themselves, the written text and photographic images reveal the realistic grittiness of this blue collar dining experience. Little saccharin in the content, the emphasis is sweat, grease, and everyday life. Bon appetit. 160 pages. 156 photographs-120 color plates.