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Longtime downtown staple Hathaway's Diner closing for good

a street side view into a restaurant with white tables and red chairs
Bill Rinehart
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WVXU
Hoping to revitalize its business, Hathaway's had changed locations in 2021, moving from within the Carew Tower to a more visible street-side spot at 5th and Vine streets.

Hathaway's Diner, a staple restaurant of downtown Cincinnati for more than 70 years, is closing permantely.

The diner posted late on Wednesday to its Facebook page about the closure.

"I am very sad to report that starting tomorrow. That Hathaway's diner will no longer be open," the post reads.

The diner cited issues with not as many people working downtown and food truck competition.

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