Bill's Diner, also known as A Streetcar Named Desire, is a historic converted streetcar diner located at Chatham in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It was built in the mid-1920s, and used as a streetcar in Reidsville, North Carolina. It was brought to Chatham in 1937, and converted for use as a diner. A rear addition was added in the 1950s.[3]
Bill's Diner | |
 Site of the diner | |
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| Location | 1 Depot St., Chatham, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°49′30″N 79°23′55″W / 36.82500°N 79.39861°W |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1937 |
| MPS | Diners of Virginia MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001450[1] |
| VLR No. | 187-0014 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1996 |
| Designated VLR | June 19, 1996[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bill's Diner" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo