Private company

Silk City Diners

Silk City Diners was a division of the Paterson Wagon Company, later known as Paterson Vehicle Company, established by Everett Abbott Cooper and based in Paterson, New Jersey, which produced about 1,500 diners from 1926 until 1966. Each was tagged with the year and order in which it was built; for example, 5607 would be the seventh diner manufactured in 1956.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1926Founded¹

Industrydiner¹
HeadquartersPaterson¹

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Silk-city-diner-toms-ledgewood-nj — Photo: Nkehrley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons³

Silk City Diners was a division of the Paterson Wagon Company, later known as Paterson Vehicle Company, established by Everett Abbott Cooper and based in Paterson, New Jersey, which produced about 1,500 diners from 1926 until 1966. Each was tagged with the year and order in which it was built; for example, 5607 would be the seventh diner manufactured in 1956.²

Timeline

1966Dissolved Dissolved¹
1926Founded Founded¹

Links

WikipediaSilk City Diners
More imagesWikimedia Commons
WikidataQ18158062

Sources

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WikidataSilk City Diners on Wikidata
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WikipediaSilk City Diners on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsSilk City Diners photo by Nkehrley, CC BY-SA 4.0