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The sign is down, and the iconic Rosie's Diner in Rockford is starting a journey to a new life.

The sign is down, and the iconic Rosie's Diner in Rockford is starting a journey to a new life.

The sign is down, and the iconic Rosie's Diner in Rockford is starting a journey to a new life.

The sign is down, and the iconic Rosie's Diner in Rockford is starting a journey to a new life.

Crews removed the iconic "Rosie's Diner' sign from atop a diner car near Rockford Friday morning. The diner car was featured in Bounty paper towel commercials in the 70s and 80s.

It was 1991 that a famous diner, made famous from TV commercials, moved into West Michigan, Rockford, to be exact, with a lot of excitement. It was called Rosie's Diner!

It was 1991 that a famous diner, made famous from TV commercials, moved into West Michigan, Rockford, to be exact, with a lot of excitement. It was called Rosie's Diner!

It was 1991 that a famous diner, made famous from TV commercials, moved into West Michigan, Rockford, to be exact, with a lot of excitement. It was called Rosie's Diner!

Just north of Rockford sits Rosie's Diner, a decades-old icon that has sat empty for more than a decade, "no trespassing" signs in the window.

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