There is no doubt that fast food has changed the way we eat. Almost everyone in America has eaten at a fast food restaurant in some form or another. Even if FEBOs and Horn & Hardart Automat machines operate on many of the same principles. Quinn Hargitai The very last Horn & Hardart in New York shut its doors for good in 1991. Old Menu from Automat and Cafeteria Chain Restaurant HORN & HARDART , Menu dated Saturday Nov 22, 1958, how bout Yankee Pot Roast with Mashed Potatoes and Red Cabbage for $1.35. Some old stains and creases and t is an old staple still attached , but nothing gross. No tears or chips. Measures 7 x 12 when folded. Postage is $3.75 in USA. Robert F. Byrnes (1909-2000), the donor of the collection, spent his entire sixty-three-year career with Horn & Hardart. Two decades after Joseph Horn and Frank Hardart opened the first Automat in the United States, in Philadelphia, Byrnes began working for the company as an office boy. He became Controller of the company in 1953, and his The Horn and Hardart Automat was a recreation of dining experiences, transforming the way people consumed food in the United States throughout the 20th century. The concept of automats, which originated from Germany, revolutionized the food industry, making it accessible and efficient for all. Add the soaked tapioca to the saucepan. Turn heat to low. Add eggs, salt, sugar, and cinnamon. Turn heat to medium. Stir continuously for about 15–20 minutes, or until the mixture thickens Horn & Hardat Automat, East 14th Street, New York City, New York, USA, Bernard Gotfryd, early 1970's. Demonstrators holding placards, one reading 'There is no place for Mississippi business in New York', during a protest against the treatment of the The Horn & Hardart Automat on Times Square in New York City, 1952. Horn and Hardart CEO David Arena appeared on “Mornings On 1” Thursday to discuss the company's efforts to revive the automat dining experience. Automats were popular restaurant models that For many who remember the automats decades ago, there is certainly a longing for the “good ol’ days.” In both Philadelphia and New York City, Joe Horn and Frank Hardart were the original entrepreneurs who embraced these unique restaurants. For a nickel, anyone could get a hot cup of coffee from Horn and Hardart’s machines. Sandwiches Although Horn & Hardart operated in just two cities, the firm was one of the world's largest restaurateurs well into midcentury. But management was slow to respond to changes in America’s eating habits. Horn & Hardart clung too long to their old downtown locations while their former customers moved out to suburban malls. The Automats NS55.