 The Wason Manufacturing Company, a Massachusetts-based subsidiary of the J. G. Brill Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, built the diner unit in 1928.It was permanently set in place, with the existing foundation and kitchen building, by 1934.The restaurant was originally named the "Miss Lynn Diner" and after it was sold in 1938, it was renamed the "Capitol Diner" after the Capitol Theatre formerly across the street.