Dana Schaeffer aims to revive the Little Falls Diner, which closed in 1995 after a basement fire. She recalls childhood memories of the diner and is determined to prevent its demolition. Schaeffer's challenge includes potentially relocating the diner and securing significant funding. Community support has been encouraging, yet nearby diners also face difficulties. In response, she created savenjdiners.com to raise awareness for diner preservation in New Jersey, emphasizing the importance of these structures to the state's identity and history.
"The owners reached out to me and said, 'We're probably going to demolish this building,'" said Schaeffer, who hit them with a request - the gift of time for her to figure out how to save it.
"It's about the structures ... because once they're gone, they're gone," Schaeffer explains.
"New Jersey was once home to diner manufacturers that have long since gone out of business, and the Jersey diner is a staple of the Garden State's identity, a source of pride and a place of comfort."
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