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 George & Sally’s BLUE MOON DINER
Located on the Gilmore Car Museum Campus Serving Daily, May 1 – October 31 from 11am - 4pm and Wednesday evenings from 6pm - 9pm Some people travel several miles for a really good cup of coffee. In 2005 the Gilmore Car Museum brought that really good coffee over 790 miles! The Museum added to its collection a piece of Historic Roadside Americana, a 1941 Silk City Diner formerly known as the "Blue Moon Diner." For nearly 60 years and countless cups of coffee, this eatery was a roadside landmark in Meridan, CT, serving locals and weary travelers alike. This remarkably well-preserved diner was located by the Gilmore Car Museum in the fall of 2003 and has traveled 790 miles from its original location in Connecticut to Cleveland, OH to undergo a partial restoration, then continued on to the Gilmore Car Museum. It arrived amongst great fanfare June 3, 2004. A substantial gift in the memory of Hickory Corner residents George and Sally Turner by their family started the Museum's diner project. Additional funds to purchase and restore the diner have come through continued donations, the Museum's Wednesday Night Cruise-ins and the sale of engraved paver blocks. |
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Hickory Corners (South West of the Museum) Click here for a list of other Dining in the Hickory Corners area. |
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HOURS:
Open Daily May 1 – October 31, including Holidays
Mon. – Fri. 9am – 5pm EST
Sat. & Sun. 9am – 6pm EST
Admission RATES:
CCCA Museum Members – FREE on non-event days
Adults, 16 and over – $10.00
AAA Members – $9.00
Seniors, 62 and over – $9.00
Students 7-15 – $8.00
Children 6 & Under – FREE (Must be accompanied by an adult)
Group Rates Available
Upcoming EVENTS:
The 2011 “Experience” weekend will take place June 3-5, 2011 at the Classic Car Club of America Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan. The theme for the 2011 event is “Vintage Cars of Indiana".
About the MUSEUM:
Plans to establish the Classic Car Club of America’s Museum at the Gilmore Car Museum first germinated in 1984, with the original building being dedicated in June of 1987. A historic two-story barn dating from the 1890s, originally located only a few minutes from the museum, was disassembled, relocated and rebuilt on the Gilmore site, and today is known as the “Barrett Barn.” Initial funding for the building project was provided by the co-founder of the renowned Barrett-Jackson Auction of Scottsdale, Arizona, Thomas W. Barrett III.
The CCCA Museum displays several “Full Classic” automobiles and over 700 mascots, part of the Marvin Tamaroff Mascot Collection donated in 1996.
