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Brian and LeeAnn Swimline, owners of The Family Diner in West Batavia, which is closing on Sunday.
Photo by Howard Owens.

A lot can change over four decades.

Eleanor Swimline remembers that when she and her husband, Harold "Red" Swimline, first started running The Family Diner on Pearl Street Road in West Batavia in 1980, eggs and toast cost 50 cents, coffee was a dime, and a hamburger or slice of pie was a quarter.

"Everything changes over the years," Swimline said. "I've had a lot of things change over the years.  It's hard to describe all of the changes."

]]> https://www.thebatavian.com/howard-owens/the-biggest-change-coming-for-the-family-diner-in-west-batavia-its-closing/638521#comments https://www.thebatavian.com/howard-owens/the-biggest-change-coming-for-the-family-diner-in-west-batavia-its-closing/638521 Mar 2, 2024, 7:15am The Family Diner The biggest change coming for The Family Diner in West Batavia -- it's closing Howard Owens <figure role="group" class="caption caption-div"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img alt="the family dinner west batavia" class="image-style-large" height="535" loading="lazy" src="https://www.thebatavian.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-03/the-family-dinner-west-batavia.jpg?itok=lZFQDPR5" width="800"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>Brian and LeeAnn Swimline, owners of The Family Diner in West Batavia, which is closing on Sunday.</em><br><em>Photo by Howard Owens.</em></figcaption> </figure> <p>A lot can change over four decades.</p><p>Eleanor Swimline remembers that when she and her husband, Harold "Red" Swimline, first started running The Family Diner on Pearl Street Road in West Batavia in 1980, eggs and toast cost 50 cents, coffee was a dime, and a hamburger or slice of pie was a quarter.</p><p>"Everything changes over the years," Swimline said. "I've had a lot of things change over the years. &nbsp;It's hard to describe all of the changes."</p>