Did you know that the good old-fashioned American diner originated in Rhode Island?
Walter Scott was a pressman in Rhode Island, working first for the Providence Evening Press and then for the Morning Star. His dream of being a young entrepreneur led him to quit his job, and in 1872 he began selling food out of a horse-pulled wagon.
That led to the diner as we know it today, perfected in the early 20th century by Jerry O’Mahony.
Get the full story in the reel below.
