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hunter dinerant

Auburn, NY

We had a lovely lunch here, back in October 2016, when I took this picture of it (and the ghost sign too!). We ate, not knowing a thing about this diner's history. But now I know.

I just learned the following about this 1950's O'Mahony-built diner:
"The diner was founded in the early 1950's by Bob Hunter. His daughter, Neilia, married a young SU grad student in 1965 who would ultimately become a Senator and then Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden.
In 1972, Neilia and their small children were returning home from Christmas shopping when their car was hit by a tractor trailer. Neilia and their 18 month old daughter, Naomi (Amy), were killed; their two sons, Joseph (Beau) and Robert (Hunter) were seriously injured. All of this happened just after Joe was elected to the US Senate for the first time."
www.democraticunderground.com/10025959932

I knew about the tragedy of course, but I had no idea this diner was originally owned and operated by (now) President Biden's first father-in-law. Quite a lot of American presidential history in that!

Oh, in case you were wondering .....dinerant is a term coined from "diner" and "restaurant".

Taken on: October 25, 2016

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Camera: Nikon D3100, f/9.0, 1/320 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D3100
Lens:	18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	18mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 22.5 (Windows)
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