The Cheyenne Diner stood at the corner of 33rd Street and 9th Avenue here in Manhattan for the past 68 years, but soon it will be headed to Birmingham Alabama. The beloved diner closed last year to make room for - everybody sing! - a friggin' condominium building.
Originally the Cheyenne was to be relocated across the East River to Red Hook, Brooklyn. But when the buyer found out the diner wouldn't fit on the Manhattan Bridge (and sending it via barge was too expensive) - he gave up on the plan. Apparently it's cheaper to ship the 2,000-square-foot structure to Alabama than it is to ship it within New York City. Go figure.
The railroad-style, Art Deco diner was one of those jewels you just don't appreciate until it's gone. I am hoping that Dust Bunny Mike In Bama will visit the Cheyenne when it reopens in his home state. And please eat something fattening there in my honor.
