I remember the Summit Diner well. We ate there every weekend on our way to visit family. They were known for their French fries and gravy. The whole community gathered there and the camaraderie of the patrons sharing a cup of coffee or eating a dinner was always very close. I remember two waitresses that were so kind and ran the place well....Dorothy and Peg. We loved that place, and it will be fondly remembered as a hometown diner, full of bar stool stories over a plate of delicious food. Vintage for sure.....
Found a write up from '99 about this place: www.roadtripamerica.com/eats/summit.htm And another site claiming it closed around 2008: www.roadarch.com/diners/pa.html (at the bottom of the page.)
REMEMBER THAT PLACE! I had a friend who lived in the area and we ate there many times. As I recall they served some great diner food and had friendly waitresses. So much better than cookie cutter chain places.
was born and raised in summit twp,went to the summit diner when i was a teenager many times,it was a nice little place to sit and eat and talk to the people. was very sad to see it close. i still live nearby and always go past it on 422 and still say today that i wish someone would open it back up and i would love to cook there.
My mother-in-law worked here for years. She supported her 5 kids working here after her husband passed away. My husband and I live just up the road, literally a walk from here. We live on the property where she raised her kids. She would walk here daily and work and then walk home. They had the best pies. A lady made pies every day to serve. They waitressed and cooked for you. Had great food. Breakfasts were amazing good diner food. They have not been open for decades which is a shame. Love these old diners. Some people different times wanted to fix it up and reopen it but the owners wanted way too much to make it practical to buy it and fix it up, so it never happened. The basement has so much mold in it, it would take a lot of work to get this back into working condition. Shame, as it is one of a kind any more. So few still survive. 422 is a very busy road and I can't help but feel it could do well now a days. There is much more traffic out this way now than there used to be. I hate watching it waste away. The new owners of the property have no interest in doing anything with the diner and will let it rot away until there is nothing left. They want to park trucks there behind it so don't care about the diner. If any one has lots of money they want to invest maybe you could talk to the owners and reopen it. I would love to see it open again.
My aunt used to run this place when I was a kid. Like 3-5 years old. They used to do car cruises on the weekends, and we were there almost every Sunday. She passed away this year, and she always talked about missing it. Sad to see it like this.
Old Summit Diner..can still remember Dad taking us there after church at St Wendelins then to there for lunch most sundays and early mornings during hunting season ...thank you for the awesome memories
It’s always been called the Summit Diner since my dad can remember & it’s been closed for several years. My dad & a friend of his went in there once in the 70s when it was open & he said it was a dive. He said the inside was gross. He said him & his friend went to the bathroom, washed their hands & left it was that gross. It looks like it was open only for breakfast in the last days. You can see where they added the bathroom on cuz the color scheme is a little off & lighter colored.
My aunt and uncle owned this diner- summit diner- in the 90's. They had great food but there just wasnt enough business and it needed alot of updates that were more costly than the revenue it was producing. They sold the diner and I dont think it was open much after that, if at all.
Good ole Summit Diner. I remember my dad taking me in there a few times when I was young for breakfast during hunting season. It really is a shame it sits abandoned like this now.
This building is amazing! That entrance is so retro. If you’re in the areas, stop by the Lawrence Park Dinor in Erie (great breakfast and hamburgers). There’s also a great one in old downtown Athens, Ohio still in business.
That's across the street from my house, it's owned by Steinheiser gas now. I went there a lot when I was a kid. There and Morgan's diner which got moved to Erie by Waldermer Amusement park. It's also a dining car and is still functional.
Truckers used to call it the greasy spoon good home cooked meals and cheap my dad use to take us there been closed for years the owner also owns the gas station next to it. I live right up over the hill fromit now
I love old diners like that. I have a friend that has a diner like that in Huntington Co. Pennsylvania. It is up and still running strong. The name of it is Tops Diner. You should check it out if you ever get in that area.
I was just there today, and the only thing different is the pitcher and plated in the foreground are gone. I also read that it was purchased and the new owner was going to move it to Kensington(?) to be restored.
this reminds me of a straight off diner in marshall's creek pa. pretty much right across the road from the old pocono bazzar flea market location. the diner is now closed sadly. but i took a trip out there, looking at the old unity house resort location, got stuck out there and you know. but diners are hard to find now, and always had the best foods too.
Great job man! Did you know that Sears announced the closure of over 100 stores? The Sears at the Arbor Place Mall in Douglasville, Ga that it's affected. I will try to film it when school gets out for break. I will try to get more videos out but my editor it's acting up. Great work as always! Stay Awesome Wallie and Kayla!
Nice find. I'm sure this place had some food . It is ashame that this place has went down hill. I wish someone could have bought this place and kept the history alive. Dang that is a humdinger of a gas tank.
Sad to see this closed😕stopped many times for a bite to eat back in late 80s in my former truck driving days.US.422 a busy trucking route in Ohio and Pennsylvania.The famous Downingtown Diner on US 30 from the original Blob movie in SE.Pa.is my favorite still operating diner for the Blue Plate special🍽☕Nice find Wallie👌
Maybe being so unknown has been a blessing. You notice how it's not been pillaged, tagged, and vandalized in the long time (1999) that it's been closed. Not even the lace curtains are ripped! Almost looks like a giant weed whacker on the weekend, and you could be back in business! 6:36 I can only imagine the cook dinging the bell while saying "Order up!" 🍽️ Joyce the waitress ready to get you a refill! ☕ I miss places like these!
I have photos I took of the inside and the basement. Took the photos about 2 years ago (so around 2021 ish). Back door wasn’t secured so I just went on in. Really wish TH-cam allowed you to add photos to comments.
I did the payroll for this diner for quite sometime in the early 2000's. Ed Widenhofer, who is now deceased, owned the diner. I can't for the life of me remember the name of the husband & wife that ran the restaurant until shortly after Ed's death. I know her first name was Debbie. (if I think of it later, I will post it) From what I understood at the time of the closing, Ed's family inherited the diner from Ed's estate & with trying to run the gas station & little store, beside it, decided to close the diner.
My step uncle started out as a cook in that place, then later moved up to manager, After his boss passed away from a Motor bike accident. The biker left but was later found in a garage smoking weed. I still have some Menu's from there.
I grew up there but don't remember this one, I do remember a Trailer looking Diner in the City of Butler, I was maybe 8 the last time I was in it so My memory is a little foggy. There was a smoke shop near it that had Comic Books, I wonder if anyone remembers the place I'm thinking of, My Grandfather would take Me there and eat Chili Dogs, early 70s!!
Yes! I explored the Crossroads Diner in New Jersey back in May. That was one I could get inside and explore. It was recently relocated and will be getting renovated and reopened!
Now that’s a really old diner, maybe opened in the 50s because of the design, saw an abandoned diner once though, today it’s open as a frozen snacks store
When I explored this, I didn't know anything about this place. I didnt even know the name when I found it. But from what i was able to find, it opened around 1963 in Pittsburgh before being relocated to it's current place.
@@SearsCool it's possible. I do know this was open in 1999 as there was a web article about this place and a normal day for the owner of the diner back then.
Yes it was the summit diner it's been closed since the 90s i stopped there a while back to check it out but didn't film it hey another place you should checl out is sky motel in mt chestnut it's out toward the big butler fair ground it's a small white building you can't miss it and from what i understand is it never opened not sure could not find info on it
I am sorry, I don't know why, but those melted fan blades REALLY give me the creeps. They always have. I literally got chills watching the video and seeing them like that. I know that it probably seems weird. I just wish I knew HOW they get like that in the first place.
It was called the summit diner too we also had one to two too up on Rte 14 too towards the 14 and 15 north split too well it was down this way from it too kh on left side and on right now too kh
My very first job - I worked there for years, Family owned - very friendly place to work, The food was always homemade and tasty. Great memories
I remember the Summit Diner well. We ate there every weekend on our way to visit family. They were known for their French fries and gravy. The whole community gathered there and the camaraderie of the patrons sharing a cup of coffee or eating a dinner was always very close. I remember two waitresses that were so kind and ran the place well....Dorothy and Peg. We loved that place, and it will be fondly remembered as a hometown diner, full of bar stool stories over a plate of delicious food. Vintage for sure.....
It’s called summit diner it was moved there in 1963 from Pittsburgh pa and closed around 1999
Found a write up from '99 about this place:
www.roadtripamerica.com/eats/summit.htm
And another site claiming it closed around 2008:
www.roadarch.com/diners/pa.html (at the bottom of the page.)
I love how the curtains look so perfect, they really make the shot. It would still look cool without them, they just add so much to the look.
REMEMBER THAT PLACE! I had a friend who lived in the area and we ate there many times. As I recall they served some great diner food and had friendly waitresses. So much better than cookie cutter chain places.
Drew K most the time hole in the wall places like this usually do have the best food around.
was born and raised in summit twp,went to the summit diner when i was a teenager many times,it was a nice little place to sit and eat and talk to the people. was very sad to see it close. i still live nearby and always go past it on 422 and still say today that i wish someone would open it back up and i would love to cook there.
I wish someone would save this diner. It's a shame that it has been abandoned for like 20 years.
My mother-in-law worked here for years. She supported her 5 kids working here after her husband passed away. My husband and I live just up the road, literally a walk from here. We live on the property where she raised her kids. She would walk here daily and work and then walk home. They had the best pies. A lady made pies every day to serve. They waitressed and cooked for you. Had great food. Breakfasts were amazing good diner food. They have not been open for decades which is a shame. Love these old diners. Some people different times wanted to fix it up and reopen it but the owners wanted way too much to make it practical to buy it and fix it up, so it never happened. The basement has so much mold in it, it would take a lot of work to get this back into working condition. Shame, as it is one of a kind any more. So few still survive. 422 is a very busy road and I can't help but feel it could do well now a days. There is much more traffic out this way now than there used to be. I hate watching it waste away. The new owners of the property have no interest in doing anything with the diner and will let it rot away until there is nothing left. They want to park trucks there behind it so don't care about the diner. If any one has lots of money they want to invest maybe you could talk to the owners and reopen it. I would love to see it open again.
My aunt used to run this place when I was a kid. Like 3-5 years old. They used to do car cruises on the weekends, and we were there almost every Sunday. She passed away this year, and she always talked about missing it. Sad to see it like this.
Hey Wallie I’m a big fan keep up the great work
Thank you so much! I'll try my best! Haha
Old Summit Diner..can still remember Dad taking us there after church at St Wendelins then to there for lunch most sundays and early mornings during hunting season ...thank you for the awesome memories
It’s always been called the Summit Diner since my dad can remember & it’s been closed for several years. My dad & a friend of his went in there once in the 70s when it was open & he said it was a dive. He said the inside was gross. He said him & his friend went to the bathroom, washed their hands & left it was that gross. It looks like it was open only for breakfast in the last days. You can see where they added the bathroom on cuz the color scheme is a little off & lighter colored.
I don’t blame him for not wanting to stay if it’s not clean inside. That would turn me off from going their to eat to.
ew lol
Rick Sebak rocks!
I remember that program about Diners back in 93 , really great episode Wallie , brought back memories.
My aunt and uncle owned this diner- summit diner- in the 90's. They had great food but there just wasnt enough business and it needed alot of updates that were more costly than the revenue it was producing. They sold the diner and I dont think it was open much after that, if at all.
Good ole Summit Diner. I remember my dad taking me in there a few times when I was young for breakfast during hunting season. It really is a shame it sits abandoned like this now.
Wow! Very cool video. It really is too bad its forgotten. Thanks Wallie!
Thank you! I agree. It's a shame. I would definitely have given this place my business!
Your research skills are excellent Wallie, I don't know how you found that old video clip. Keep up the good work!
What a fantastic video, I love to see vintage diners like this one,a great page in history, thanks for sharing this video, stay awesome, take care
I remember Summit Diner!! Its a shame that we've lost so many truly local spots in the area. Great vidya...
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Such an amazing classic look. Gotta love a look like that 😀
I love these vintage diners. I've always been fascinated with them even when I was a kid!
@@WallieB26 absolutely. Definitely had some classic places like that where I live
Excellent find... So cool to see everything pretty much still there.
I wish you and Kayla could buy a place like this and fix it up. You could display all your finds from your adventures!
Yes a diner video it kool so old in classic look I love it I’m a such a big fan of your videos I can’t wait to see it thx u so much
Ah, the old Summit Diner. My hubby grew up near here. Not sure when it closed. Thanks for exploring this place and for sharing this video!
Used to go there all the time with my Dad after hunting. Best burgers ever!! So sad to see the state that it's in. Many, many fond memories!!
Wow! I love the design of this place. Wow that is one huge gas tank.
I love diner's that look like this it feels like you are back in time to eat
This building is amazing! That entrance is so retro. If you’re in the areas, stop by the Lawrence Park Dinor in Erie (great breakfast and hamburgers). There’s also a great one in old downtown Athens, Ohio still in business.
Yes it is still open
That tank is impressive!!! Love all the chrome inside too. Great job bro
That's across the street from my house, it's owned by Steinheiser gas now. I went there a lot when I was a kid. There and Morgan's diner which got moved to Erie by Waldermer Amusement park. It's also a dining car and is still functional.
awesome find ! I love dinners like that one and if I had money I would restore it :) always great food in places like this.
Great find ! There's an abandoned diner worth checking out in Middletown , PA .
Your videos are great thanks
Awesome video man. Keep up the great on the videos!!
Truckers used to call it the greasy spoon good home cooked meals and cheap my dad use to take us there been closed for years the owner also owns the gas station next to it. I live right up over the hill fromit now
I love old diners like that. I have a friend that has a diner like that in Huntington Co. Pennsylvania. It is up and still running strong. The name of it is Tops Diner. You should check it out if you ever get in that area.
I actually went to IUP in Kittanning, PA back in '94-'95
Awesome find!! Really cool
This is a very cool find Wallie,i wouldn't mind going there to see it in person.
Awesome video man
It's owned by the adjacent C-store and I inquired about leasing it years ago. Too many upgrades to bring it up to code including ADA access.
I was just there today, and the only thing different is the pitcher and plated in the foreground are gone. I also read that it was purchased and the new owner was going to move it to Kensington(?) to be restored.
this reminds me of a straight off diner in marshall's creek pa. pretty much right across the road from the old pocono bazzar flea market location. the diner is now closed sadly. but i took a trip out there, looking at the old unity house resort location, got stuck out there and you know. but diners are hard to find now, and always had the best foods too.
Great job man! Did you know that Sears announced the closure of over 100 stores? The Sears at the Arbor Place Mall in Douglasville, Ga that it's affected. I will try to film it when school gets out for break. I will try to get more videos out but my editor it's acting up. Great work as always! Stay Awesome Wallie and Kayla!
last time i was in there was about 1970. i don't know when it closed, but at one time, it had a steady customer flo
Amazing find , very cool ! Sad to see it in decay like that.
Wow, great find.
Made my night!
I'm happy to hear that! Thanks for watching!
Nice find. I'm sure this place had some food . It is ashame that this place has went down hill. I wish someone could have bought this place and kept the history alive. Dang that is a humdinger of a gas tank.
WallieB26 yes some more good video's just love your ch man keep the good work going
I go past that all the time, very cool ❤️
Great video Wallie
I love French Toast which I make once in awhile at home. I like to eat in a place like this too Wallie. Thank you for sharing.
There is a great diner in blairsville pa on route 22. Called deans. It still open. It's been open since 1934. You should stop by sometime
we stopped at Deans Diner over the summer and they had really good food.....Now after seeing this video we cant wait to go back
Sad to see this closed😕stopped many times for a bite to eat back in late 80s in my former truck driving days.US.422 a busy trucking route in Ohio and Pennsylvania.The famous Downingtown Diner on US 30 from the original Blob movie in SE.Pa.is my favorite still operating diner for the Blue Plate special🍽☕Nice find Wallie👌
Ty again for the effort
I've ate at a few of these in late 60s early 70s oh so cool even then.♥️♥️♥️
Great video!
Thank you!
Thats where I go to see trains in Butler, along Bonnie Brook Road and Carbon Center Road off of 422.
Wow great find Wallie. Does look like it has been closed since 1999.
This is so cool
Nice video!!
Now this looks Fun
Summit diner is been closed for 20 years.
That is a lot of boom boom juice that can fit in that tank 🤣
Amazing find sad to see buildings get like this
Looks scary😱
That place looks awesome
This near my house. Too bad you can get in Pullman Standard office building. It’s near Armco credit union
I've been inside the former Pullman Standard office building before!
Very classy
I love Ritters😍😍😍😍💖💖💖💖💖💖 I love the music jukeboxes at the tables🎶🎵🎶🎵
Maybe being so unknown has been a blessing. You notice how it's not been pillaged, tagged, and vandalized in the long time (1999) that it's been closed. Not even the lace curtains are ripped! Almost looks like a giant weed whacker on the weekend, and you could be back in business!
6:36
I can only imagine the cook dinging the bell while saying "Order up!" 🍽️ Joyce the waitress ready to get you a refill! ☕
I miss places like these!
I have photos I took of the inside and the basement. Took the photos about 2 years ago (so around 2021 ish). Back door wasn’t secured so I just went on in.
Really wish TH-cam allowed you to add photos to comments.
I did the payroll for this diner for quite sometime in the early 2000's. Ed Widenhofer, who is now deceased, owned the diner. I can't for the life of me remember the name of the husband & wife that ran the restaurant until shortly after Ed's death. I know her first name was Debbie. (if I think of it later, I will post it) From what I understood at the time of the closing, Ed's family inherited the diner from Ed's estate & with trying to run the gas station & little store, beside it, decided to close the diner.
that place still has some power? if you notice the exit sign is lit
Cool little dinner
Omgosh, those curtains! That gas tank is freakishly big?!
My step uncle started out as a cook in that place, then later moved up to manager, After his boss passed away from a Motor bike accident. The biker left but was later found in a garage smoking weed. I still have some Menu's from there.
What was the restaurant's name ??
St.Paul, Minnesota has a diner called Mickeys Diner still open that looks just like this style has great food
Do you think it’s possible if we can get a 2024 update on this place?
Very very sad to see this like this. I love these all diners. Would be neat to see if someone could restore it and open it back up.
I grew up there but don't remember this one, I do remember a Trailer looking Diner in the City of Butler, I was maybe 8 the last time I was in it so My memory is a little foggy. There was a smoke shop near it that had Comic Books, I wonder if anyone remembers the place I'm thinking of, My Grandfather would take Me there and eat Chili Dogs, early 70s!!
Whish you would have tried back door
Making me want to go to my local diner and get an omelette. Why Wallie!!......... 😂
No food there but that's a real vintage diner.
Look like no getting an hot beef and gravy with mashed potatoes dinner there let alone an omelet or an cheeseburger. Cool roadside explore!
That gas tank full would be so scary!
Didn't you film a similar diner a while back?
Yes! I explored the Crossroads Diner in New Jersey back in May. That was one I could get inside and explore. It was recently relocated and will be getting renovated and reopened!
@@WallieB26 That's cool! That one in May looked very cool and I am glad someone is going to revive an old classic like that one..
How do I find one in Ore. or get onne here
Now that’s a really old diner, maybe opened in the 50s because of the design, saw an abandoned diner once though, today it’s open as a frozen snacks store
When I explored this, I didn't know anything about this place. I didnt even know the name when I found it. But from what i was able to find, it opened around 1963 in Pittsburgh before being relocated to it's current place.
WallieB26 sure looks old, when did it close?
@@SearsCool that info, I couldnt find out. But someone i know told me they believe it was around 2013. But he could be wrong.
WallieB26 2013? It looks it closed earlier than that though, like the 90s maybe, it looked really old with probably no renovations in the place
@@SearsCool it's possible. I do know this was open in 1999 as there was a web article about this place and a normal day for the owner of the diner back then.
Yes it was the summit diner it's been closed since the 90s i stopped there a while back to check it out but didn't film it hey another place you should checl out is sky motel in mt chestnut it's out toward the big butler fair ground it's a small white building you can't miss it and from what i understand is it never opened not sure could not find info on it
This place looks like it's been closed for many years.
There's an actual dinner car restaurant or window serving service car in Minnesota that's for sale
I’ll love to buy that place I’m always looking for Places like that as a real estate investor
Cianie you should totally inquire about it. Are you around the Pittsburgh area?
Ashley Gilliland no originally from Philadelphia but I live in Las Vegas right now but I’m a real estate investor so I still might check it out
I am sorry, I don't know why, but those melted fan blades REALLY give me the creeps. They always have. I literally got chills watching the video and seeing them like that. I know that it probably seems weird. I just wish I knew HOW they get like that in the first place.
Moisture and gravity mostly
OH MAN I M HUNGRY
Love u doing this I would love to drive around a d find thease
Diner Restaurants Have The Best Breakfast Food.
It was called the summit diner too we also had one to two too up on Rte 14 too towards the 14 and 15 north split too well it was down this way from it too kh on left side and on right now too kh
There's also truck stops too on that road too kh
And on 15 north too out of Williamsport Pennsylvania 17701 too there was a bairs
Truck stop too summit lodge too steam valley truck stop or inn too ok kh