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Earliest Print References to Hicksville Diners
The Hub Diner was first mentioned in the Long-Islander newspaper in mid-1930, earlier than I have found a reference to any other local diner. Later in the decade, the paper mentions the Fleetwood, which apparently stood somewhere on North Broadway. In addition, there is a mysterious reference to the Hicksville FD’s putting out a small fire at “Ella’s diner.” This might refer to any local eatery, including the Hub – which, I believe, was established in the latter 1920s.
