page_title: Central Diner
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Central Diner / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Central Diner interior This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 09001231
context_page_description: The Central Diner, also called The Elmwood Diner and formerly or also known as Liberty Elm Diner, Jenn's Elmwood Diner, Ole Elmwood Diner, or Worcester Lunch Car Company Diner #806, is a historic diner at 777 Elmwood Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island.
context_section_description: The diner was first located at West Gaspee and Exchange Streets, a site which housed businesses known as the "Central Diner" since at least 1932.  It was moved to its present location in 1953 or 1954, retaining the name.  It is one of four Worcester Lunch Car Company diners (out of what was once a much larger number) still operating in Rhode Island.
  The diner went through a number of names and owners over its lifetime. A cinderblock kitchen was added in 1953, after it was moved to Elmwood Avenue. A stainless steel vestibule at the front was added some time between 1956 and the 1970s. Wooden siding was added sometime between 1995 and 2002.
  The building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on January 13, 2010. The listing was announced as the featured listing in the National Park Service's weekly list of January 22, 2010. On February 22, 2010, the diner made an appearance on the Guy Fieri television program “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives”.
  The diner operated as the Liberty Elm Diner from 2006 to 2013. It was sold in May 2013 and re-opened as Elmwood Diner in April 2014. The diner closed again April 2017 and is listed for sale.
caption: Interior
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