Edible Rhody

Whence Came the Rhode Island Food Truck?

• Conlin's Lunch truck from 1918 was one of the early horseless food trucks. Photo courtesy of the John Baeder Collection, on display at the Culinary Arts Museum at Johnson & Wales University.

• The longest running food truck business in Providence, Haven Brothers, endures to this day. Photo by Richard Gutman, director of the Culinary Arts Museum at Johnson & Wales University.

• Peanut Joe preceded the White House Café truck on Newport's Washington Square. Photo courtesy of the Newport Historical Society.

• The White House Café truck from 1918 Photo courtesy of the Newport Historical Society.

• Mike's Diner Photo by Richard Gutman, director of the Culinary Arts Museum at Johnson & Wales University.