Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers — A Story of Change and Nostalgia
By
Lawrence Watt-Evans
Summary
A first-person narrative about a man who recounts his experiences at a roadside diner called Harry's All-Night Hamburgers, reflecting on how business declined after an interstate highway was built, drawing customers away to fast-food chains. The story explores themes of change, nostalgia, and the impact of progress on small local businesses.
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Hacker NewsWhy I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers — A Story of Change and Nostalgiaescapepod.orgKey quotes
· 3 pulledHarry's was a nice place — probably still is. I haven't been back lately.
It's a couple of miles off I-79, a few exits north of Charleston, near a place called Sutton.
Used to do a pretty fair amount of business until they finished building the Interstate out from Charleston and made it worthwhile for some fast-food joints to move in right next to the cloverleaf; nobody wanted to drive the extra miles to Harry's after that.
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