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Rosebud
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
(2017)
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Location	381 Summer Street Somerville, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°23′39.80″N 71°7′15.13″W / 42.3943889°N 71.1208694°W / 42.3943889; -71.1208694
Built	1941
Architect	Worcester Lunch Car Company
MPS	Diners of Massachusetts MPS
NRHP reference No.	99001125
Added to NRHP	September 22, 1999

Rosebud is a historic diner building at 381 Summer Street in Somerville, Massachusetts, near Davis Square.

The diner was built in 1941 by the Worcester Lunch Car Company for the Nichols and Perivolaris families. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

The original lunch car was 400 square feet. At some point, an addition of over 3000 square feet was made to the back containing a full kitchen (as opposed to the original small grill area behind the counter) and additional seating.

In 2013, after 40 years of the family's ownership, Evangelos Nichols sold the Rosebud to Martin Bloom. Bloom, the founder of a chain of Italian restaurants called Vinny Testa's and owner of the Mission Oak Grill, promised to leave the exterior untouched. however the original interior was completely removed and the business name changed to "Rosebud American Kitchen and Bar", reflecting the shift from a diner-style business model to a mid-tier table service restaurant.

The diner made a cameo appearance as "Rose Diner" in the episode entitled "Wachgeküsst" ("Awakened with a Kiss") of the German TV network ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) "Katie Fforde" series, (2019, season 10, episode 2).

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerville, Massachusetts

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "Diners of New England" By Randy Garbin, Edition: illustrated, (Published by Stackpole Books, 2005) ISBN 0-8117-3141-3, ISBN 978-0-8117-3141-6
3. "Vision Government Solutions".
4. "Vinny Testa's founder Martin Bloom to take over Rosebud Diner in Davis Sq". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
5. "Dining Car Rental".

External links

Media related to Rosebud Diner (Somerville, Massachusetts) at Wikimedia Commons

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