Third St., but he also decorated that restaurant with things he collected during his time as an antiques dealer — old phone booths, fire engine toys, a 1940s Wurlitzer jukebox.

He hopes the new owners will maintain his hands-on approach, respect for comfort food diner fare and keep some old- time staffers, some of whom have been clocking in for almost 40 years.

It just comes natural in the old-time diner, where business cards are pinned to a board by the counter and a cardboard display has coin slots for donations to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

One Tank Trip: Rhonda’s Emerald Diner News / Jan 11, 2023 / 07:18 AM EST In this week's One Tank Trip, we head to Rhonda's Emerald Diner, a place that turns out all those old-time diner favorites.

We didn't have any trouble ordering, though. To the Companion, the word diner is synonymous with meatloaf, so that choice was predestined. The Meatloaf Dinner runs $7.65.