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Jan. 15, 2005 - Diner

Ann Arbor, Mich.

On Friday, I ventured into the Fleetwood Diner, which I think I have aptly nicknamed The Dirty Diner,
for lunch. Its charm is much more obvious at 1 a.m. when you have a few drinks in you after the bar
and you are looking for breakfast. Still, it is a place whose clientele of characters ranges from
grimy-looking, hardened street people to punkers to students looking for cheap food.

Here's another photo, I took inside.

Condiments
Condiments

And here's an outside photo from last winter:

The Fleetwood
The Fleetwood


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Cheryl Hawkins16-Jan-2005 21:22
No, this is charming, even at lunch. I bet they don't sing, "Happy, Happy Birthday," and clap their hands in here. Thank god, there are too many of those other, cloned, places.
Wonderful shot!
Aldrian 16-Jan-2005 19:49
Places like this are what we need more of. A little get away where they know your name and they know how you want yoru burger done up.
jude16-Jan-2005 17:56
I love places like this.. such atomosphere and character. It's a perfect place to people watch. I think about this place in Chicago I went to a couple of years ago - before I had a camera. It was supposed to be KNOWN for it's famous hot dogs ... it was just a walk in place.. so tiny and greasy looking. Now I just wish I had had a camera back then.
Anna Yu16-Jan-2005 16:04
Very interesting place to take pictures. I would like to see a 1 am shot too. Great wide angle.
Louise Chevalier16-Jan-2005 16:02
Well done, I like the tone, good gray scale... lots of details.
Gayle P. Clement16-Jan-2005 15:47
It looks like a place where the customers come for serious eating.