Thomasville Diner

Turner South Network Ranks T’ville Diner Top 5 in NC

The history behind the T’ville Diner starting in an old dining car from Southern Railway is interesting enough. Add to that a major motion picture shooting scenes at the T’ville Diner and you increase the intrigue. Turner South Network has now added to the T’ville Diner’s illustrious history by naming it one of North Carolina’s top five diners. Thomasville Diner The

The T’ville Diner first opened its doors in 1936. Ervin Myers purchased the old dining car from Southern Railway and moved it to a spot near the bus station in Thomasville. In 1952 the present site was purchased and the old dining car was moved about a block west of the original site. The last meal was served in the old diner December 24th, 1986. As much of the old dining car as possible was moved into the new building. The brass light fixtures came from the old diner as well as the brass shelves. There are some brass air vent covers hanging on the walls, and two windows from the old diner still have old calendar pictures on them, and are hung in one of the dining areas.

Film

While the name was changed for the movie to “Del’s Diner,” it was still the T’ville Diner where scenes were shot for the movie thriller “Above Suspicion” released in 2000 starring Scott Bakula, Annabella Sciorra, Ed Asner and Law & Order’s George Dzundza. Several networks still show the movie off and on. It is most often seen on TNT, TBS or USA networks.

Television and Great Food

Turner South Network tries to capture the essence of the south so it did not take them long to find the T’ville Diner. The Diner has been used as a setting for commercials in the past, but this time the Diner itself, was the feature. The T’ville Diner was probably picked in equal parts because of its history, its great food and menu items, its fast friendly service and its unbelievable prices. After all, there are not many places left where you can have an entrée, two vegetables, dinner rolls or corn bread and dessert for under $6.00!