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Prefabricated Restaurant: Framing One of the reasons the Tastes 29 Diner has fared well against the test of time is due to the high standard of craftsmanship that was maintained by the Mountain View Diner Company. In the 1920s the famous P. J. Tierney Sons company of New Rochelle, New York, could boast "Diner-a-Day" construction. A factory geared up for this level of mass production was producing smaller and simpler diners more akin to the old wooden lunch wagon design. . By the 1940s the sophistication of the interior frame that was required to support the complex details of fancier streamline models demanded more care and crafting, and the decorative details required more time. In 1941, Mountain View was reconditioning several diners and producing probably less than twenty diners a year. In an article that appeared in The Diner magazine in 1941, which showcased the Mountain View Diner Company, photographs reveal the sturdy framing techniques. Essentially a diner similar to the Tastes 29 consists of a heavy steel-frame bottom plate which supports a steel-frame roof plate by means of I-beam joists. Completing this bolted and riveted rigid frame were steel roof rafters and sub-floor joists. All steel material was treated to guard against rust and corrosion. The inner wall material was wood sheathing bolted in diagonal lengths to the frame. According to the manufacturer, "Only first grade lumber is used in order to prevent excessive shrinking and warping. This frame and sheathing was covered over by the stainless steel, using a method of slip-on construction, and stainless steel strips, friction fitted, were used to covet any exposed nails or rivets.
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