There's nothing cooler than finding a great place that's been around for nearly a century. These historic buildings, homes, and restaurants just ooze the type of character that's often hard to find in newer structures.
Diners, for instance, are often the sort of places that manage to stick around for a long time. Sure, they might change hands over the years, but the spirit of the original building often stays intact. Not only that, but they can often be a city's hidden gem restaurant, and they are frequently the sites of big, heartwarming stories.
Like the story of this waitress who received a $1,200 tip from a friendly customer, or this Vermont nurse's beautiful gesture for a father and son.
And today you can add one more heartwarming diner story to your list.
Brad Ptacek has worked at the Band Box Diner in Minneapolis, MN for the past 18 years, but the restaurant actually dates all the way back to 1939. He now owns what was the first (and is now the last) Band Box restaurant in what used to be a chain of 14 throughout the city.
Recently, however, Ptacek and his diner have come under hard times and when his one working grill stopped working, he didn't have the money to buy a new one. It looked like the Band Box was going the way of the dodo.
That is, until his daughter, Bailey Jimenez, started a GoFundMe donation page and posted it on social media. That night, the donations started rolling in.
All told, the donation drive (for a man who had never once asked for help previously) saved the Band Box, allowing Brad Ptacek to flip burgers and cook eggs on a brand new, shiny grill. And the Band Box Diner lives on.
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