CLOSING out yet another year, Forgotten New York’s 25th, today I will mention Sazon Nuñez Corp. at Wyckoff and DeKalb Avenues, conveniently located at the DeKalb Avenue L train station. Notice that lengthy frontage along Wyckoff Avenue? That is a hint of something that may still be under its facade.
In 1940 this was the Bonton Diner, one of hundreds of railcar-style diners in New York City that year. My suspicion is that the Bon Ton was rotated to front on Wyckoff and then rebuilt with the brick facade I’m seeing now. I don’t have any intermediate photos to prove anything, but it’s my suspicion. If any area oldtimers can confirm, Comments are open. The 1980s photo on 1940sNYC does not confirm my theory, but the location may be off.
As pointed out in Comments, a look at the NYC Department of Records and Information Services website reveals that the Bon Ton survived in this railcar-style diner until at least the 1980s. This may be the same building that the Sazon is in now, but that’s questionable. I believe this could be the 1940s railcar building.
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