Introducing the “Jersey Diners”

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“Beginning with the 2024 Season, the Somerset Patriots are incredibly excited to honor and celebrate the historic and cultural significance of the diner, as we rebrand for three games as the “Jersey Diners.” During these games, fans can expect to be transported with classic music, blue plate specials at the concessions stands, diner-themed promotions, and so much more. We hope you will join us for these unique and memorable nights.

Our beloved State of New Jersey is well known for many things. Boardwalks and beaches, Springsteen and Sinatra, tomatoes and corn on the cob, Einstein and Edison, and of course the Parkway and Turnpike, are a handful of examples of what often comes to mind. A conversation about the Garden State cannot be complete however, without mentioning the more than five hundred iconic and quintessentially American casual restaurants found more commonly here than anywhere else in the country: Diners.

The origin story of the diner has strong roots in New Jersey and began more than 100 years ago, when industry pioneer Jerry O’Mahony built and sold his first lunch wagon, the predecessor of the modern diner, out of his Bayonne home. By the 1920’s, the mobile wagon had evolved to larger diner cars in fixed locations. This new style of diner exploded in popularity across America in the 20th century, largely made possible by the Jerry O’Mahony Diner Company of Elizabeth, Silk City Diners of Paterson, and more than twenty other diner manufacturers operating in New Jersey.

These diners are woven into the fabric of our communities. They are a place to reconnect with old friends, celebrate a school achievement, gather with family in both happy times and sad, or just pass the time when some comfort food and a cup of coffee are what is most needed. They are also a place where new friendships are formed. Spend some time in any diner and you will see patrons and servers asking about each other’s families, or complete strangers sitting at the counter together trading revered stories of their pasts.”

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