Zip's Diner Neon Sign

Object/Artifact

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American Sign Museum

Name/Title

Zip's Diner Neon Sign

Entry/Object ID

2008.0007.0001

Description

Henry "Zip" Zehrer was a former state trooper who started the diner business in 1946 in Danielson, CT. Originally on Route 6, it operated until 1954 when Zehrer bought an O’Mahoney diner and had it to Dayville. Conrad and Olive Jodoin purchased the diner from the Zehrers in 1960 and ran the business for many years. Over time, it became a family business with help from their children who all had a hand in running the business. In 1980, Tom Jodoin with brothers Robert and James began running it. Today the diner is now on its third generation of family ownership. The diner has served customers from around the world including celebrities like Liberace, Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Brian Dennehy, and Renee Zellweger as well as athletes like Joe DiMaggio, Carl Yazstremski and Peter Manfredo, Jr.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Category

z_New Category Needed (Re-sort)

Made/Created

Time Period

1960 - 1969

Place

City

Dayville

State

Connecticut

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Decal

Location

backside bottom center

Transcription

Probst

Dimensions

Height

76 in

Width

95 in

Material

neon, Porcelain enamel, lightbulb

Location

Category

Storage