When PawPaw (D.T. Glascock, aka "Bill") originally ordered the 29 Diner, he ordered two--one for his property in the City of Fairfax and one for his land in Arcola. After the first diner arrived, the company in Pennslyvania who sold it to him unwisely tried to raise the price on the second diner.
Now, I never knew my PawPaw very well, but I heard many tales over the years, and he was well known for his temper and supreme ability to hold a grudge (and in his later years he was also known for driving around very slowly in a station wagon packed with junk and a mean dog). He never allowed anyone to take advantage of him or try to force him into doing something he had no inclination of doing.
When the Pennsylvania diner dealer tried to raise the price on the second diner, PawPaw declined in his fiery manner. Trying to backtrack, they offered him the original price, and finally less than the originally agreed price, but it was too late.
Thus, the second diner planned for Arcola never happened.
The Glascock Family has always owned the 29 Diner and its land. It remains in the family to this day.
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