The development of the New York City diner

Your essay should focus on how the development of the New York City diner is presented in George Blecher’s article “More Than Coffee: New York’s Vanishing Diner Culture”.

Blecher looks at the development of the New York City diner by exploring the history of Metro Diner, the place where he has become a regular. We find out the history of the diner building since the 19th century (ll. 31-38), but also the history of the current owner of the diner (ll. 67-79). Blecher creates stories by using the history of this particular diner and, in this way, puts the development of the diner in both a larger and a personal context.

The writer chooses to present the development of the New York City diner using a personal approach. From the beginning of the article and throughout, Blecher includes personal stories that reveal his own experience with dinners. In the beginning, he notes: “For the past 25 years – since the div...