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Sam at BLAG
Sam at BLAG
@blag@typo.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

The Horn & Hardart chain of ‘automat’ diners ceased to exist 35 years ago, yet this remnant of their advertising past clings on in Manhattan.

untapped new york has the full story: https://www.untappedcities.com/spot-a-ghost-sign-for-nycs-lost-automat/.

Photo: Robyn Roth-Moise.

Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7ani3SRFUgm2pVb68

#Ghostsigns #Manhattan #NewYork #Automat #Cafeteria

Fading painted sign high up on a red brick wall. The white block letters with a black shade read "Horn & Hardart, Automat Cafeteria, on Broadway Corner in this building".
Fading painted sign high up on a red brick wall. The white block letters with a black shade read "Horn & Hardart, Automat Cafeteria, on Broadway Corner in this building".
Fading painted sign high up on a red brick wall. The white block letters with a black shade read "Horn & Hardart, Automat Cafeteria, on Broadway Corner in this building".

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Spot a Ghost Sign for NYC's Lost Automat

There are no more Horn & Hardarts in NYC, but remnants of them still exist!
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