A historic diner, once a mainstay along Cameron Street in Harrisburg, is about to reopen with a sweet menu and new focus and name.
In late 2022, owners Bill and Dorothy Katsifis had the East Shore Diner hauled 12 miles by flatbed truck, across the Susquehanna River, to its new home as the Silver Side Cafe & Creamery in Silver Spring Township.
The move was triggered when the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation forced the Jerry O’Mahony diner out by eminent domain for the I-83 Capital Beltway Project. The family closed the 1950s roadside diner in September 2022…