The National Register of Historic Places has just added a Providence diner to its prestigious list.  It's the "Liberty Elm" diner on Elmwood Avenue and, as Flo Jonic found out, it may look like your grandfather's diner but it sure doesn't taste like it.

The Liberty Elm Diner, originally known as the Central Diner, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, one of only 15 diners so honored in the country.  Owner Carol Deficiani estimates it will cost $30,000 to restore the exterior which was damaged by an earlier application of wood paneling. Photo courtesy Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission. Photographer: Denise Bass.

  Built by the Worcester Lunch Car company in 1947, the diner originally stood at the site of the current Westin Hotel in downtown Providence.  Its primary customers were employees of the Providence Journal. Photo courtesy Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission. Photographer: Denise Bass.