Phil's Diner is a historic dining car built by Charles Armend circa 1926. This neighborhood favorite served customers in the North Hollywood area for 40 years before it was forced to close due to land issues related to the North Hollywood Redevelopment project.

 

Casey Hallenbeck purchased the diner in 1998, for the love of the architecture, with the hope of restoring the diner and ensuring that it remain a North Hollywood treasure.  Over 10 years have passed and the story of Phil's Diner continues.  Phil's Diner is the oldest dining car in California and one of the oldest in the U.S.

 

Over the years there have been many tributes to Phil's Diner such as the Danbury Mint miniature model and Phil's Diner featured on the cover of a Phil Everly album.  The diner was also featured in the television series Barretta and X-files.  Her fame does not end there.  The diner was also seen in the films 1976 Bound for Glory and 1984 Night of the Creeps.

 

There have been North Hollywood murals featuring Phil's Diner which show the kind of love the local area has for the place.  More recently, Phil Juska of the Pennsylvania Ballet created a miniature replica of Phil's Diner from photos that he solicited just a few months back.

 

Finally, included here is the rendering of our first building concept for the new construction by artist Larry Grossman.