The previous buildings at this location were
1002 W State St, which was demolished in abt. 1936, and
1006 W State St, which was demolished in abt. 1945.
1002 W State St first listed as a diner in the 1937 city directory, after not appearing in the 1936 city directory.
1937 city directory: R. & H. Diner
1940 city directory: RIce's Diner
1944 city directory: Western Diner
1954 city directory: Wes & Les Diner
This building was demolished circa 1967 during the construction of the Cayuga Inlet flood-control channel.