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Large Retro American Diner Lights
Located in London, GB
A wonderful pair of vintage large American diner lights shaped as the letter R. This date from
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Metal

Large Retro American Diner Lights
Large Retro American Diner Lights
H 28.75 in W 31.11 in D 5.12 in
Framed Lithograph Still Life of an American Diner Table Scape by Ralph Goings
By Ralph Goings
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Goings and depicts a small part of the Classic American diner. Note: Image size 31.50" W X 22" H FYI
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Paper

American Modernist Street & Diner Scene, Signed Kittredge
Located in Larchmont, NY
Mystery Artist (Possibly William A. Kittredge, illustrator) Untitled (Diner), c. Mid-20th century
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

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Oil, Board

1950's Style Zimmermann Baby Grand Piano Yellow Formica Tubular Steel Piano Lyre
Located in Leeds, GB
was out with the old and in with the new. The American diner look with bubblegum or primary colours
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Mid-20th Century German Retro American Diner

Materials

Steel

Unadilla Diner, Photorealist Silkscreen by Ralph Goings
By Ralph Goings
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ralph Goings, American (1928 - 2016) Title: Unadilla Diner Year: 1981 Medium: Silkscreen
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1980s Photorealist Retro American Diner

Materials

Lithograph

O'Connor's Diner, Photorealist Silkscreen by John Baeder
By John Baeder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Baeder, American (1938 - ) Title: O’Connor’s Diner Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint
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1980s Photorealist Retro American Diner

Materials

Screen

Tick Tock Diner, Photorealist Silkscreen by John Baeder
By John Baeder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Baeder, American (1938 - ) Title: Tick Tock Diner Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint
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1980s Photorealist Retro American Diner

Materials

Screen

Yankee Clipper Diner, Photorealist Silkscreen by John Baeder
By John Baeder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Baeder, American (1938 - ) Title: Yankee Clipper Diner Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint
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1980s Photorealist Retro American Diner

Materials

Screen

Blue Beacon Diner, Photorealist Silkscreen by John Baeder
By John Baeder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Baeder, American (1938 - ) Title: Blue Beacon Diner Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint
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1980s Photorealist Retro American Diner

Materials

Screen

Roadsign and Field - Michael Ormerod, Frontier, America, Abandoned, Boom
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
. The body of work, States of America, is the photographic legacy of one of the UK’s leading
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1980s Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color

The Palmist - Street photography, America, 20th Century, Robert Frank, Surreal
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 10. Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper. The body of work, States of America, is
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1980s Contemporary Retro American Diner

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color

Sandwich Board in Street - Michael Ormerod, 20th Century, America, Surreal
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 10. Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper. The body of work, States of America, is
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1980s Contemporary Retro American Diner

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Black and White, Photographic Paper

Man with Newspaper - Street photography, Liberty print, Fashion, Style, America
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 10. Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper. The body of work, States of America, is
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1980s Contemporary Retro American Diner

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Purple Door, Montana, 1986 - Michael Ormerod, Travel, Documentary, USA, America
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
. The body of work, States of America, is the photographic legacy of one of the UK’s leading
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1980s Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Color, Photographic Paper

Sign by Empty Footpath - Michael Ormerod, Travel, Documentary, America, USA
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
. The body of work, States of America, is the photographic legacy of one of the UK’s leading
Category

1980s Contemporary Retro American Diner

Materials

Color, Photographic Paper

Gas Station with Road - Michael Ormerod, America, 20th Century, USA, Nostalgia
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
. The body of work, States of America, is the photographic legacy of one of the UK’s leading
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1980s Contemporary Retro American Diner

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Color, Photographic Paper

"Animal" Abstract Oil on Canvas Award Winning Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Feature articles in: American Artist, Communication Arts, Print, North Light. Architectural
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

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Masonite, Oil

"Yellow Dialogue" Abstract Oil on Board Award Winning Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Feature articles in: American Artist, Communication Arts, Print, North Light. Architectural
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

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Oil, Masonite

"Green Landscape" Realist Oil on Canvas Award Winning Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Feature articles in: American Artist, Communication Arts, Print, North Light. Architectural
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Retro American Diner

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Canvas, Oil

1990 Untitled Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
, American Iron and Steel Institute, CBS Broadcasting Company, Vanguard Recording Company, Diners Club
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Captivating "Kingdons" William Shields' Masterpiece of Modern Abstract Art
Located in Arp, TX
, Diners Club, Stanford Research Institute, Victoria Station, Neiman Marcus, Bank of America, Automobile
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

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Oil, Panel

Captivating "Strong Emotions" William Shields' Masterpiece Modern Abstract Art
Located in Arp, TX
, Diners Club, Stanford Research Institute, Victoria Station, Neiman Marcus, Bank of America, Automobile
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Victor Arrangements" Modern Abstract Fine Art Oil Painting Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
, Diners Club, Stanford Research Institute, Victoria Station, Neiman Marcus, Bank of America, Automobile
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Captivating "Visitation" William Shields' Masterpiece of Modern Abstract Art
Located in Arp, TX
, Diners Club, Stanford Research Institute, Victoria Station, Neiman Marcus, Bank of America, Automobile
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Oil, Panel

1988 "Utopia" Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
, American Iron and Steel Institute, CBS Broadcasting Company, Vanguard Recording Company, Diners Club
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

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Canvas, Oil

"From Here to Infinity" Modern Abstract Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
, Diners Club, Stanford Research Institute, Victoria Station, Neiman Marcus, Bank of America, Automobile
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

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Canvas, Oil

1990 "Gino's Fantasy" Abstract Oil on Canvas Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
, Diners Club, Stanford Research Institute, Victoria Station, Neiman Marcus, Bank of America, Automobile
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

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Canvas, Oil

1994 "Vivid Memories" Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
, Diners Club, Stanford Research Institute, Victoria Station, Neiman Marcus, Bank of America, Automobile
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Thursday Night Jazz" Abstract Painting on Panel William Shields Acclaimed I
Located in Arp, TX
, Diners Club, Stanford Research Institute, Victoria Station, Neiman Marcus, Bank of America, Automobile
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Oil, Panel

1996 "Early Sunday, II" Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
, Diners Club, Stanford Research Institute, Victoria Station, Neiman Marcus, Bank of America, Automobile
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1994 "Eye on the Pie II" Abstract Oil Painting Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
, Diners Club, Stanford Research Institute, Victoria Station, Neiman Marcus, Bank of America, Automobile
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1994 "Dreamer's Forest" Abstract Painting on Panel William Shields
Located in Arp, TX
, Diners Club, Stanford Research Institute, Victoria Station, Neiman Marcus, Bank of America, Automobile
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Nightmare at Baskin Robbins" Abstract Oil Painting Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
, Diners Club, Stanford Research Institute, Victoria Station, Neiman Marcus, Bank of America, Automobile
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Manifestation" Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
, Diners Club, Stanford Research Institute, Victoria Station, Neiman Marcus, Bank of America, Automobile
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Saturday Night Live" Abstract Painting on Panel William Shields Acclaimed I
Located in Arp, TX
, Diners Club, Stanford Research Institute, Victoria Station, Neiman Marcus, Bank of America, Automobile
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Oil, Panel

1997 "Blue Heaven" Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
, Diners Club, Stanford Research Institute, Victoria Station, Neiman Marcus, Bank of America, Automobile
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1995 "Zone Two" Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
, Diners Club, Stanford Research Institute, Victoria Station, Neiman Marcus, Bank of America, Automobile
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"A Piece of Heaven" Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
, Diners Club, Stanford Research Institute, Victoria Station, Neiman Marcus, Bank of America, Automobile
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Voyage" Abstract Oil Bill Shields Chicago Academy of Fine Art
Located in Arp, TX
, American Iron and Steel Institute, CBS Broadcasting Company, Vanguard Recording Company, Diners Club
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Masonite, Oil

1994 "Outer Limits" Abstract Bill Shields Chicago Academy of Fine Art
Located in Arp, TX
, Diners Club, Stanford Research Institute, Victoria Station, Neiman Marcus, Bank of America, Automobile
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1997 "Brown, Blue Fusion" Abstract Bill Shields Chicago Academy of Fine Art
Located in Arp, TX
, Diners Club, Stanford Research Institute, Victoria Station, Neiman Marcus, Bank of America, Automobile
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Oil, Panel

1996 "Red Anchor" Abstract Painting on Panel William Shields Acclaimed I
Located in Arp, TX
, Diners Club, Stanford Research Institute, Victoria Station, Neiman Marcus, Bank of America, Automobile
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Late 20th Century American Modern Retro American Diner

Materials

Oil, Panel

Luxury Dining
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955. Slim Aarons Luxury Dining Black and
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1950s American Realist Retro American Diner

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Luxury Dining
Luxury Dining
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H 40 in W 40 in
Luxury Dining
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955. Slim Aarons Luxury Dining Black and
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1950s American Realist Retro American Diner

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Luxury Dining
Luxury Dining
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H 30 in W 30 in
Luxury Dining
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955. Slim Aarons Luxury Dining Black and
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1950s American Realist Retro American Diner

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

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Luxury Dining
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H 24 in W 24 in
Luxury Dining
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955. Slim Aarons Luxury Dining Black and
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1950s American Realist Retro American Diner

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

LITHOGRAPHS Greenwich Village NYC, Signed Mezzotint, Art Gallery, Photorealism
By John Baeder
Located in Union City, NJ
depictions of roadside diners. Baeder's work aims to chronicle the disappearing aspects of American culture
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1970s Photorealist Retro American Diner

Materials

Mezzotint

Jeff Cornish Body Armour Signed 1988 Photorealistic Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
cinematic lighting on the chrome diner. Inside is a grouping of people with their backs turned, which appear
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1980s Retro American Diner

Materials

Canvas

'Penelope' from the movie Immaculate Springs - starring Jacinda Barrett
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
: A German view of the American West The works of Stefanie Schneider evoke Ed Ruscha's obsession with
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1990s Contemporary Retro American Diner

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Woman in Malibu (Stranger than Paradise) - Polaroid, analog, 21st Century, Woman
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
where her scintillating situations take place in the American West. Situated on the verge of an elusive
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1990s Contemporary Retro American Diner

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

Train crosses Plain - Wastelands, analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
American West. Situated on the verge of an elusive super-reality, her photographic sequences provide the
Category

1990s Contemporary Retro American Diner

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

Constance Fletcher
By Robert Indiana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: "Constance Fletcher" Year: 1977 Medium
Category

1970s Pop Art Retro American Diner

Materials

Lithograph

Constance Fletcher
Constance Fletcher
H 23.65 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
Susan B.
By Robert Indiana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: "ISusan B." Year: 1977 Medium: Original
Category

1970s Pop Art Retro American Diner

Materials

Lithograph

Susan B.
Susan B.
H 23.65 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
Indiana Elliot
By Robert Indiana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: "Indiana Eliott" Year: 1977 Medium: Original
Category

1970s Pop Art Retro American Diner

Materials

Lithograph

Indiana Elliot
Indiana Elliot
H 23.65 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
Jenny Reefer
By Robert Indiana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: "Jenny Reefer" Year: 1977 Medium: Original
Category

1970s Pop Art Retro American Diner

Materials

Lithograph

Jenny Reefer
Jenny Reefer
H 23.65 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
Gertrude S.
By Robert Indiana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: "Gertrude S." Year: 1977 Medium: Original
Category

1970s Pop Art Retro American Diner

Materials

Lithograph

Gertrude S.
Gertrude S.
H 23.65 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
Anne
By Robert Indiana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: "Anne" Year: 1977 Medium: Original color
Category

1970s Pop Art Retro American Diner

Materials

Lithograph

Anne
Anne
H 23.65 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
Anthony Comstock
By Robert Indiana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: "Anthony Comstock" Year: 1977 Medium
Category

1970s Pop Art Retro American Diner

Materials

Lithograph

Anthony Comstock
Anthony Comstock
H 23.65 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
Jo the Loiterer
By Robert Indiana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: "Jo the Loiterer" Year: 1977 Medium
Category

1970s Pop Art Retro American Diner

Materials

Lithograph

Jo the Loiterer
Jo the Loiterer
H 23.65 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
Henrietta M.
By Robert Indiana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: "Henrietta M." Year: 1977 Medium: Original
Category

1970s Pop Art Retro American Diner

Materials

Lithograph

Henrietta M.
Henrietta M.
H 23.65 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
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Retro American Diner For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal retro American diner for your home. Each retro American diner for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, glass and brass. There are many kinds of the retro American diner you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right retro American diner, those designed in mid-century modern and modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one retro American diner that is appealing in its simplicity, but Ralph Goings produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Retro American Diner?

A retro American diner can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,135, while the lowest priced sells for $398 and the highest can go for as much as $84,500.