The Automat: Where You Bought Food From a Wall of Glass Boxes restaurant history, Philadelphia
The Automat: Where You Bought Food From a Wall of Glass Boxes restaurant history, Philadelphia history, New York history Horn & Hardart, Automat, vintage dining, coin-operated restaurants Horn & Hardart’s Automat was a coin-operated restaurant where customers bought food from glass compartments in the wall. It operated in Philadelphia and New York from 1902 to 1991, serving millions of people. The last location closed in 1991, ending an era. #restauranthistory #philadelphia #newyork #automat #vintagerestaurants
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cheaper prices, faster service…. worse food
My ex father in law told me about this place in Manhattan……..said the food was very good !!!!………shame they disappeared…………. perhaps it's time to bring it back !!!!!😮
I did eat in some H&H Automat in NYC. My favorite was on 8th and 34th st.
After Mass we went to the H&H in Philadelphia.
Yes
I remember these.
Yes , in Philadelphia . What a great memory.
It was a fun thing 2 do when u visited N.Y.C. ! 1958.😢
I remember this , thos was on Market street. I loved it. And I missed this.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
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Horn & Hardart on Allegheny ave. in Philly. Horn & Hardart coffee ☕.
Good food already cooked and ready to eat! Before junk food took over!
I remember eating at the one in New York City in the 80s
Loved the NYC Automat. The food was really good.
Not autamut.
My mother and grandparents ate at them all the time. They used to speak about them with real fondness back in the 80’s. I thought that they were combine by then. I grew up in NYC in the late ‘70’s & 80’s but I don’t remember them being around anymore by that time.
My Dad worked in one in the 1930(s) in Philadelphia it gave him a start and gave him the opportunity to become a Chef.
Not only was the food fresh because people literally worked in the back making and replacing food all day but it was far more healthy than the slop we get at fastfood joints nowadays.
When I used to go to Manhattan with my father as a kid in the 70s, these were all over the place and at the time I never seen anything like it, but he showed me how to use it. Just put money in the chain slot and pick what you want. I thought that was pretty cool because you can see what you’re getting and there were no waiters.
Bring it back
I never ate at one of these. I didn’t know they existed until now. I’m 68 years old and feel deprived and cheated out of the fact that I never ate at an automat. But if people nowadays are start for nostalgia, maybe they can have an automatic built inside their home and they would never have to cook again.
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I remember the Autonat. When my mother and I went to New York City, we ate from the Automat was available. ❤