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Horn & Hardart was a food services company in the United States noted for operating the first food service automats in Philadelphia, New York City, and Baltimore. [1] Philadelphia's Joseph Horn (1861–1941) and German-born, New Orleans -raised Frank Hardart (1850–1918) opened their first restaurant in Philadelphia, on December 22, 1888.
The first automat in the United States was opened by food services company Horn & Hardart on June 12, 1902, at 818 Chestnut St. [2] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [9] Inspired by Max Sielaff's automat restaurants in Berlin , they were among the first 47 restaurants (and the first outside of Europe) to receive patented vending machines from ...
During Horn and Hardart's ownership, the chain grew rapidly and expanded to 335 restaurants including 100 in Florida. Part of this growth was fueled by acquisitions including the Florida-based Biscuits chain. In 1990, Horn and Hardart sold most of its interest to Sienna Partners and Interwest Partners.
The Automat is a 2021 American documentary directed and produced by Lisa Hurwitz and written by Michael Levine. It is about the automats once operated by Horn & Hardart. It features an original song by Mel Brooks. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2021.
'The Automat' review: Producer-director Lisa Hurwitz lines the documentary with affection for the restaurant chain from luminaries including Mel Brooks, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Colin Powell.
Frank Hardart Sr. (October 22, 1850 – December 10, 1918) was the co-founder with Joseph V. Horn of Horn & Hardart, the food service company that launched the Horn & Hardart Automat cafeterias in Philadelphia and New York. Patrons at the Automats could serve themselves by putting coins into a wall of glass-fronted dispensers, opening a door to ...
Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee. " Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee " is a song by Irving Berlin appearing in the musical comedy Face the Music, which opened in 1932. On opening night it was sung by J. Harold Murray and Katherine Carrington. [ 1] The song, set in a self-service restaurant modeled on the Horn & Hardart Automat, is sung in the ...
Ringside Café is a restaurant and bar in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. The restaurant is considered the oldest bar or restaurant in Downtown Columbus, having opened in 1897 and operated continuously since then. [ 1][ 2] The restaurant has always been an attraction of politicians, lawyers, reporters, and lobbyists, given its proximity to the Ohio ...