Jersey City News
Back to 1939 as White Mana Diner celebrates 70 years
By Claire Moses/The Jersey Journal
October 15, 2009 White Mana Diner in Jersey City, which was built as the "diner of the future" for the 1939 New York World's Fair, is celebrating its 70th anniversary on Sunday Oct. 25.Owner Mario Costa is offering 1939 prices to celebrate. On Oct. 25, Costa is selling $.15 hamburgers, $.10 fries and sodas for a nickel to 70 of his customers.
"We want to remind the public just how long we have been around," Costa said. "And offering prices from the 1930s seemed like the perfect way to do it."
The first 70 customers to come into the diner after 2 p.m. on Sunday Oct. 25 will also receive a White Mana T-shirt.
White Mana is located at 470 Tonnele Ave., by Manhattan Avenue, in Jersey City. For more information on the diner and its history, stay tuned for a story in the Jersey Journal.