A historic Wichita restaurant building that was once famously featured on Guy Fieri’s “Diner’s, Drive-in’s and Dives,” is about to hit the auction block.
The Valentine Diner at 4834 E. Lincoln, which most famously was home to Brint’s Diner, is being sold in an online auction by McCurdy Real Estate & Auction. Bidding will open at 2 p.m. on Tuesday and close at 2 p.m. on June 17. Interested bidders can tour the property at open houses that will run from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on both Tuesday and June 11.
The building is a 1960s-era Valentine Diner, which were pre-fab buildings manufactured by Wichita businessman Arthur Valentine and his Valentine Manufacturing Inc. About 2,000 were made between 1938 and 1971, and a couple of them are still in operation in Wichita: Grinder Man Subs at 510 Pawnee and Sport Burger at 134 N. Hillside.
The Brint’s building, which features a lunch counter with stool seating and neon lights along the ceiling, first opened in 1960 as Hunt’s Diner, but by 1962, a new owner had changed the name to Brint’s. It was featured on an episode of Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” when it was owned by Jessie Medina.
“There’s lots of nostalgia there for sure, including the interior, which I don’t think has changed much,” said McCurdy’s Rick Brock, who will serve as auctioneer…