"That metallic "whoosh" you heard over Williamsburg this weekend? It was just the Wythe Diner-yes, the actual building-dangling from a crane and sailing over North Brooklyn like a 50-ton stainless steel time capsule. On Saturday, the 57-year-old railcar diner was hoisted from its perch at the corner of Wythe Avenue and North Third Street before it was carefully swung onto a flatbed truck and driven two miles south to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Its destination: Steiner Studios, where the retro restaurant will spend its twilight years as a permanent film and TV set."
"The '50s-style caff first opened in 1968 and has been a resilient shape-shifter ever since. Once a classic diner, it transformed into the late-'90s Williamsburg hotspot Relish; short-lived upscale Mexican spot Café De La Esquina; and even a Chanel pop-up. It's even a trained actor already, having logged appearances in Men in Black 3, The Good Shepherd, The Bride and more than 150 shoots over the years. (For a restaurant that hasn't served a full menu since 2019, it's had a busier IMDb page than most actors do.)"
Crews hoisted the 57-year-old Wythe Diner, a stainless-steel railcar diner, from its corner at Wythe Avenue and North Third Street and transported it two miles to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The diner will be rebuilt on a new foundation at Steiner Studios and prepared to serve as a permanent film and television set. The diner opened in 1968 and has hosted incarnations including Relish and Café De La Esquina, plus a Chanel pop-up. The structure has appeared in more than 150 shoots, including Men in Black 3. A $12.5 million lot sale and planned redevelopment prompted Steiner Studios to intervene and preserve the diner.
Read at Time Out New York
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