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The Horn and Hardart Automat
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New York's first automat opened in 1912. It was operated by the Philadelphia-based food service company Horn & Hardart, who were the first non-Europeans to receive patented vending machines from Max Sielaff's Automat factory in Berlin.
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766 Eighth Avenue
West 47th Street and Eighth Avenue, southeast corner. Horn and Hardart Automat
766 Eighth Avenue
Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 47th Street Eighth Avenue at S.E. corner of 47th Street, replacing three old houses, Nos. 760-766. June 6, 1929. Albert Rothschild. Gift of F. P. Platt & Brothers.
766 Eighth Avenue
Manhattan: 47th Street (East) - 8th Avenue W. 47th Street, at the S.E. corner of Eighth Avenue (right), showing a new 3 story tax payer after completion at this site. The Horn and Hardart Co. "Automat" will occupy most of the street floor, maintaining an L shaped restaurant. June 6, 1929. Albert Rothschild, photographer
766 Eighth Avenue
Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 47th Street Eighth Avenue at S.E. corner of 47th Street, replacing three old houses, Nos. 760-766. June 6, 1929. Albert Rothschild Gift of F. P. Platt & Brothers.
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