Category Archives: The Automat
Original Automat
Original and restored Automat machines available We are proud to have provided the original machines to the New York Public Library’s 2012-2013 show. The exhibit brochure is Here Special thanks to Steven Stollman for loaning the museum the machines. Celebration 100th … Continue reading
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The New Automat
In development The original Horn and Hardart Automats introduced the concept of technology into the food business. They did this while also featuring lavish theatrical settings and unbelievably high quality and delicious food, at amazingly low prices, due to their … Continue reading
NEW YORKER The Automat Is a Guide to the Wonders of Mid-Twentieth-Century Urbanism
The Automat Is a Guide to the Wonders of Mid-Twentieth-Century Urbanism Lisa Hurwitz’s ode to the Horn & Hardart restaurants—featuring Mel Brooks, Elliott Gould, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg—depicts cheap dining as a theatrical experience. By Richard Brody, February 18, 2022. Source: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/the-automat-is-a-guide-to-the-wonders-of-mid-twentieth-century-urbanism … Continue reading
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Horn & Hardart Automat
Documentary movies: Horn & Hardart Automat – Life in America A look back at the innovative food on-demand concept called the Automat. The Automat by Lisa Hurwitz https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4554690 Mel Brooks – At The Automat Lisa Hurwitz and The Automat The documentary … Continue reading
Film Forum
In-Person Q&A with THE AUTOMATFilmmaker Lisa Hurwitz& Film Subject Steve StollmanSaturday, February 19, 7:30 show Moderated by David Freeland, author of Automats, Taxi Dances, and Vaudville: Excavating Manhattan’s Lost Places of Leisure https://filmforum.org/events/event/in-person-qa-with-the-automat-filmmaker-lisa-hurwitz-film-subject-steve-stollman Steve Stollman Was an architectural dealer who bought, … Continue reading
Two Documentaries
with Local Subjects Come to the Crandell this June The Automat, playing Sunday, June 5, at 1 pm tells the 100-year story of iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, where generations of Americans enjoyed coffee and meals at communal tables. The … Continue reading
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What did the Automat teach us
about technology’s role in our lives? The iconic Automat offered an early example of how automation can improve our everyday lives. It also raised some of the questions that bedevil a more technologized society. Automat aficionado Steve Stollman considers what … Continue reading
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Contactless Vending Times
Source: https://www.vendingtimes.com/ COPING WITH COVID-19 Vending machines will keep Valentine’s Day happy in Portland during COVID When she had to close her restaurant’s doors due to COVID-19, one entrepreneur installed vending machines to continue serving customers. The move has proved … Continue reading
Why convenience also needs to be personal post-pandemic
COMMENTARY We all love the convenience and expect it now in many situations, but It is important to attempt to preserve those personal aspects that we treasure and have often taken for granted. Photo courtesy of Steve Stollman. Feb. 15, … Continue reading
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Will the pandemic bring back the Automat?
Will it save fast food? Source: https://www.vendingtimes.com/blogs/is-the-pandemic-bringing-back-the-automat/ Nov. 23, 2020. | by Tim Sanford Attempts to revive the once-popular Automat have failed over the years, but the pandemic and technology have advanced tremendously over the past decade. It will be interesting to … Continue reading
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The Automat Commentary
‘The Automat’ – a great read for those interested in convenience services, past, present, and future Source: https://www.vendingtimes.com/blogs/the-automat-a-great-read-for-those-interested-in-convenience-services-past-present-and-future/?utm_source=KVO&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EMNA&utm_content=2021-03-08 “The Automat” explores the history of an iconic vending innovation and chronicles its impact on society during the decades of its existence, … Continue reading
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Automat Chairs
Horn & Hardart Automat at 57th Street NYC To order or to see the chairs please contact: Steven Stollman, Tel. 212 431 0600 or Email
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Automat Spouts
Available For the sales in the United States please contact: Steven Stollman, Tel. 212 431 0600 or Email
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Photos
Of Original Automat The machines we saved are from the last Horn and Hardart Automat in NYC. You can see them in our warehouse in Ellenville NY. Please contact Steve Stollman to schedule a visit. Tel. 212 431 0600 or Email
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Contacts
Steven Stollman For sales in the United States please contact: Steven Stollman, Tel. 212 431 0600 or Email More from Steve: aBeautifulBar.com SteveStollman.com LightWheels.com Mulberry Street Gang
Automat in Film
At the Automat: Just Drop it in the Slot; a Look at the Horn and Hardart Automat and its Legacy: Tallulah Bankhead–Trip to the Automat, 1957 TV: THE EARLY BIRD (1925): ARTISTIC TEMPER (1932): SADIE McKEE (1934): EASY LIVING (1937): … Continue reading
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New Showtime
New Showtime mega-production Penny Dreadful, starring last year’s Tony Award winner Nathan Lane, will have an Automat as one of its key locales. While their Art Department decided to reproduce the endless wall of windows, they did avail themselves of … Continue reading
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MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL RECREATES THE AUTOMAT
MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL RECREATES THE AUTOMAT IN SEASON 5 Source: https://untappedcities.com/2022/10/26/marvelous-mrs-maisel-recreates-automat-season-5/ The automat holds a hallowed spot in New York City and every history buff has flirted with automat obsession. It’s therefore not surprising to discover that The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is also obsessed, … Continue reading
The Automat Movie Review
How a Vending Machine changed and is still changing, the world The Automat Movie review 3/15/22, 11:00 AM 120 years after its founding, a venerable American institution is finally getting it’s close-up, in the form of a charming and very-well … Continue reading
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The Automat by Lisa Hurwitz
The documentary website Mel Brooks – At The Automat http://automatmovie.com/ Lisa Hurwitz and The Automat https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4554690
Automat in Jersey City
Automat Kitchen Launches a 21st Century Automat in Jersey City Source: https://thespoon.tech/automat-kitchen-launches-a-21st-century-automat-in-jersey-city/ by Jennifer Marston A digital-age reimagining of the Automat opened this week in Jersey City, New Jersey that combines high-end comfort food via touchless, contactless tech. The company in … Continue reading
Hoboken Automat
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop with ‘Automat’ Concept to Open in Hoboken Source: https://www.hobokengirl.com/brooklyn-dumpling-shop-hoboken/ WRITTEN BY: VICTORIA MARIE MOYENO, POSTED ON FEBRUARY 13, 2021. While there are many reports of businesses closing, there have been some openings and new venture announcements in … Continue reading
Flowers Automat
from Serbia! More is coming about the guys extending their sales with an Automat.
Automat in Articles
The Automats were here back in 1912: automat, n. | Gr. automatos, self-acting |1. an apparatus for serving foods mechanically when a coin is dropped in a slot. 2. a restaurant having such apparatus in place The pictures (above) is … Continue reading
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The Automat in CAD
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The Automat Music Groups
There are at least seven artists called Automat: 1. An electronic group from Italy2. A techno producer from France3. A power pop band from the United Kingdom4. An electronic post-punk group from Germany5. A four-track solo project from St. Louis6. … Continue reading