Mountain View Diners Company, established by Les Daniel and Henry Strys in the Singac section of Little Falls, New Jersey, to manufacture prefabricateddiners, operated from 1939 to 1957, selling diners that were shipped nationwide.[1] "A Mountain View Diner will last a lifetime" was the company motto.Their pre-World War II diner models usually incorporated late Art Deco styling, few were produced during the war years. Post-war, streamline styling then in vogue was used. The company ceased operation in 1957 after producing over 400 diners. Subsequent to 1957, Les Daniel II established Mountain View Auto body. It is currently owned and operated by Les Daniel III.
Partial list of Mountain View diners
Sorted by Serial # where known:
(# 234) TJ’s Pit Stop Charles Town, West Virginia
(# 236) Mineola Diner Mineola, New York
(# 237) Bob's Diner Queens, New York
(# 256) New York Ham & Eggery Diner Long Island City, New York
1.Funk, Richard W. "Building diners was specialty of several companies", Standard-Speaker, December 2, 2001.Accessed July 21, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "New Jersey could be considered the capital of the diner industry.... Mountain View Diners of Singac, N.J., was in business from 1939 to 1957. Hazleton's Blue Comet is a heavily remodeled 1957 model. This firm was known as a very aggressive marketer in the 1950s and its diners were shipped all over the country."^
