The Blue Moon Diner in Gardner was sold to Kathleen and Robert Wright, who took over operations of the diner from its long-time owner on Thursday.
“It’s a very original place, personal with a lot of regulars. It has an extended family feel to it,” said Kathleen Wright to WBJ on Tuesday.
The diner at 102 Main St. was manufactured in 1949 by the Worcester Lunch Car Co. It is Worcester Diner #815. It was originally located in Winchendon and named the Miss Toy Town Diner, before being moved to its current location and renamed in 1954, according to the diner’s National Register of Historic Places registration form.
Going forward, Wright said the restaurant plans to offer its own baked goods and eventually to open for special reservation-only dinners. The restaurant currently offers breakfast and lunch.
Jamie Floyd and Jamie Brouillet sold the diner property to a corporation registered to Kathleen Wright on Wednesday for $290,000, according to the Worcester District Registry of Deeds.
Floyd operated the diner for more than two decades.
