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Bill's Diner
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register
Site of the diner
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Location	1 Depot St., Chatham, Virginia
Coordinates	36°49′30″N 79°23′55″W / 36.82500°N 79.39861°W / 36.82500; -79.39861
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1937 (1937)
MPS	Diners of Virginia MPS
NRHP reference No.	96001450
VLR No.	187-0014
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 16, 1996
Designated VLR	June 19, 1996

Bill's Diner, also known as A Streetcar Named Desire, is a historic converted streetcar diner located at Chatham in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It was built in the mid-1920s, and used as a streetcar in Reidsville, North Carolina. It was brought to Chatham in 1937, and converted for use as a diner. A rear addition was added in the 1950s.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
3. unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bill's Diner" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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