Other nostalgia interests besides tiki and exotica - Beyond Tiki

J johntiki Member MD Joined: Mar 31, 2002 Posts: 1528	J johntiki Posted posted on Mon, Aug 8, 2005 7:41 PM On 2005-08-08 18:24, Rum Demon wrote: Also very cool: Automats!! Where the hell did all the automats go? Do I have to be nostalgic for things I actually lived through? Because that was mostly crap. I had the distinct pleasure of eating at a Horn & Hardart Automat in New York City circa 1983. I was twelve years old at the time and still remember how cool it was to get food out of those cool chrome doors on the wall. I still remember that I had an egg salad sandwich. If you want to get a small glimpse of the glory-that-was, the Smithsonian's American History Museum has a good chunk of an automat on display in their cafeteria. It's more impressive in person...

On 2005-08-08 18:24, Rum Demon wrote:
Also very cool: Automats!! Where the hell did all the automats go?

Do I have to be nostalgic for things I actually lived through? Because that was mostly crap.

I had the distinct pleasure of eating at a Horn & Hardart Automat in New York City circa 1983. I was twelve years old at the time and still remember how cool it was to get food out of those cool chrome doors on the wall. I still remember that I had an egg salad sandwich. If you want to get a small glimpse of the glory-that-was, the Smithsonian's American History Museum has a good chunk of an automat on display in their cafeteria.

It's more impressive in person...

Post #178191 by johntiki on Mon, Aug 8, 2005 7:41 PM