automat

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Apart from the tellingly-named ghost kitchens, fast-food companies, the successors of the original Automat, seem eager to find out.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2024

In 1902, Horn and Hardart imported this equipment and launched the first Horn & Hardart Automat, at 818 Chestnut St. in Philadelphia.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022

“The level of theater, romance and surprise that Horn & Hardart delivered at the Automat shaped how we thought about and built the Starbucks Experience.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022

Eventually I made a short film in a nonfiction media class, a profile about Steve Stollman, the Automat collector.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2022

“Where do you want to go? Want to get some coffee at the Automat or would you like chop suey?”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith