Appendix: List of Images and Their Sources
1. Empire Diner Today
Google Maps Streetview 2022 (modified by author)
2. Hicksville High School Graduation Photos
Hicksville Public Library’s History Archives
http://history.hicksvillelibrary.org/yearbook
1957, 1958 Comet Yearbooks
3. 1925 aero-view of Hicksville, Long Island, Nassau County, New York (excerpt)
Library of Congress Digital Collections
https://www.loc.gov/item/75694782/
4. Empire Diner Matchbook c.1950
ebay.com
5. “New” Empire Diner is Now Open
NYS Historic Newspapers, Mid-Island Herald, September 12, 1951
nyshistoricnewspapers.org
6. Congratulations to the Senior Class (advertisement for Empire Diner)
http://history.hicksvillelibrary.org/yearbook
1957 Comet Yearbook
7. Order Stores to Get Out
NYS Historic Newspapers, Mid-Island Herald, March 27, 1958
nyshistoricnewspapers.org
8. Grand Re-Opening
NYS Historic Newspapers, Mid-Island Herald, December 18, 1958
nyshistoricnewspapers.org
