ALBANY — The silver diner at the beginning of New Scotland Avenue, which has served food under various names on and off since the 1930s, has been sold to Albany Medical Center and is due to be shuttered after business on Wednesday.

"We expect a closing on the deal next week," said Joseph Zappone, a Latham attorney and real estate developer who three years ago reopened the diner as Quintessence, its name from 1981 to 2004.