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>>A diner that (IMHO) really captures the diner "spirit" is the American City 
>>Diner, on Connecticut Ave. one or two blocks south of Chevy Chase Circle.
>>Compact and efficient, but lighthearted, it's open 24 hours a day and isn't
>>yuppiefied by it's location--it doesn't serve dishes like the higher priced
>>dinner items at the Silver (like I'm SURE you could get swordfish at a diner
>>in the 50's.) 

Actually, you could! The first time I ever ate swordfish was at a diner (the
Silver Duchess) in Metuchen, NJ in 1958.  I remember it quite well, even
though it was a half-inch slab of frozen meat, because swordfish quickly
became my favorite food...

Don't remember ever seeing baskets of french fries served with bowls of
gravy, though - ff eaters tended to be Ketchup (not catsup) swillers in
the east. 8)

--
Larry