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Also by Marianne Hardart:

The Automat:, November 2002
Hardcover

Also by Lorraine Diehl:

The Automat:, November 2002
Hardcover

The Automat:
Marianne Hardart, Lorraine Diehl

The History, Recipes, and Allure of Horn & Hardart's Masterpiece

Clarkson Potter
November 2002
On Sale: November 19, 2002
128 pages
ISBN: 0609610740
EAN: 9780609610749
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction History

A coin-operated glass-and-chrome wonder, Horn & Hardart’s Automats revolutionized the way Americans ate when they opened up in Philadelphia and New York in the early twentieth century. In a country where the industrial revolution had just taken hold, eating at a restaurant with self-serving vending machines rather than waitresses and Art Deco architecture instead of stuffy dining rooms was an unforgettable experience. The Automat served freshly made food for the price of a few coins, and no one made a better cup of coffee. By the peak of its popularity—from the Great Depression to the post-war years—the Automat was more than an inexpensive place to buy a good meal; it was a culinary treasure, a technical marvel, and an emblem of the times.

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