Valentine Diners - Northeast Kansas

Topeka

• Business name: Concession at the Shawnee County Fairgrounds
• Street address: Shawnee County Fairgrounds
• Open or closed: Closed; scrapped
• History: Seen here just days before it was scrapped in 2002, this Valentine was reportedly used at the Shawnee County Fairgrounds. Prior to scrapping, it had been stored privately.
• Model / serial number: Unknown / 788
• Additional images:
  Interior

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What are Valentine Diners?

These small diners were built in Wichita for several decades from the late 1930s into the 1970s. Some are still open today. more