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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowA sleek roadside diner that opened in central Indiana in the mid-1950s has been added to a list of the state's 10 most endangered landmarks.
The Plainfield Diner is among five endangered structures new to Indiana Landmarks' annual top 10 list released Wednesday.
The group says the diner just west of Indianapolis along U.S. 40 closed last year and is deteriorating. It was built in New Jersey in the Streamline Moderne-style with a metal and tiled interior, swivel countertop stools and a coffee cup sign.
The diner was shipped by rail to Indiana and opened in 1954, serving up breakfasts, tenderloin sandwiches, chili platters and hot coffee to travelers.
Other new sites on the list include the Farmers Institute southwest of Lafayette and St. John's Hospital in Gary.
Bush Stadium in Indianapolis has been on the endangered list since 2008. Built in 1931, it was home to the Indianapolis Indians, Indianapolis Clowns and ABCs. In the 1980s, portions of the movie "Eight Men Out" were filmed at the stadium.
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