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A feast for the eyes (with a side order of bacon)

"Russ's Kitchenette Diner," 1977. Andrew Mark Satter/Andrew mark Satter The mall isn't known for photo shows (though in 2021 it did host a pop-up for the Photographic Resource Center). This one has a reason for being on those particular premises. Russ's was at the corner of First and Rogers streets. By Satter's calculation, that means his photographs are now hanging 'within a few hundred feet' of where the diner was. Get Winter Soup Club A six-week series featuring soup recipes and cozy vibes, plus side dishes and toppings, to get us all through the winter. Enter Email Sign Up The gallery is open during regular CambridgeSide hours: Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Louisa Vilardi, "Andrew Satter." Louisa Vilardi The restaurant opened in 1937, a classic Advertisement Russ's has two later claims to fame. Shortly after it closed, the diner was used for a scene in the 1978 film 'The Brink's Job.' And it's the subject of a 27-minute documentary, 'Down Around Here,' that aired on GBH in 1996. Director David Sutherland, a Russ's regular, shot it around the time Satter was taking his photographs, during the mid-'70s. Andrew Satter, "Morning News," 1974. Andrew Mark Satter/Andrew mark Satter Over the course of 2½ years, Satter shot hundreds of photographs of the diner, both inside and out. He quickly earned the trust of employees and patrons by giving them prints of photographs he took of them. Young started displaying the pictures in the diner. It was a pop-up ahead of its time. In a blurb for a book of Satter's diner photographs, 'Walk-Ins Welcome,' the crime novelist Dennis Lehane says that each image 'feels like a short story.' Certainly, Satter has stories to tell about them. Andrew Satter, "Charlie," 1974. Andrew Mark Satter/Andrew mark Satter In one photograph, the diner's cook, Charlie Diamandis, sits in a back corner behind two white plastic buckets and a pile of spud skins. 'Charlie would peel 100 pounds of potatoes every day,' Satter said. Another photograph shows a waitress, Geri Silva. When it's suggested that Silva looked like the sort of server who calls customers 'Honey' or 'Dear,' Satter shook his hand. 'No, it was 'hon': 'You want your regular order, hon?'' Andrew Satter, "Geri," 1975. Andrew Mark Satter/Andrew mark Satter Did Satter have a regular order? 'A western omelet, a bran muffin — Russ baked them fresh every day — and, let's see, I hadn't started to drink coffee yet, so tea.' Satter will give a free talk about the Diner Project in the gallery on Level 2 at CambridgeSide on April 12, from 1 to 3 p.m., and 'Down Around Here' will be shown. Advertisement Mark Feeney can be reached at