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Bill's Diner

Coordinates: 36°49′30″N 79°23′55″W / 36.82500°N 79.39861°W / 36.82500; -79.39861
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Bill's Diner
Site of the diner
Bill's Diner is located in Virginia
Bill's Diner
Bill's Diner is located in the United States
Bill's Diner
Location1 Depot St., Chatham, Virginia
Coordinates36°49′30″N 79°23′55″W / 36.82500°N 79.39861°W / 36.82500; -79.39861
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1937 (1937)
MPSDiners of Virginia MPS
NRHP reference No.96001450[1]
VLR No.187-0014
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 1996
Designated VLRJune 19, 1996[2]

Bill's Diner, also known as A Streetcar Named Desire, is a historic converted streetcar diner located at Chatham in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It was built in the mid-1920s, and used as a streetcar in Reidsville, North Carolina. It was brought to Chatham in 1937, and converted for use as a diner. A rear addition was added in the 1950s.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bill's Diner" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo