Rosies Diner

Made famous in the 'Bounty Paper Towel' commercial, the once-popular tourist stop is now a roadside decay in Rockford, Michigan.

In the past, Grand Rapids had several unique restaurants. Great places like Tootsie Van Kelly's, Roaring 20's Pizza, Rosie's Diner, Kahunaville, or Village Inn Pizza.

The former Rosie's Diner, and two other dining cars, are for sale with hopes of them finding a new owner and them being moved to a new location.

There was a time when people would make the drive to Rockford, Michigan to have a meal at Rosie's Diner. Those days are long gone. It's sad to see how over the years this destination has gone from a favorite -- to scrap metal.

Kiplinger.com published an article about obsolescence, businesses and things that have been a part of our lives for years, but because of emerging technologies, changing shopping/dining habits, are going away, never to be seen again. Our world is changing at a record pace.

I was just talking about 'Diners, Drive In's and Dives' earlier today, and funny enough, this local eatery was featured on the show shortly before it closed for business. Rosie's Diner located on 14 mile near Rockford went up for bid this morning. The first bid was for 25,000 and was up to 125,500 as of 11am.