Save The Former 1938 NYC Automat From Demolition!!!
The 1938 Art Moderne style AUTOMAT at 104 W 57th St & 6th Ave, currently home to Shelly's New York, is to be demolished spring 2006 for a new development. It is of utmost importance to save this a... continue reading »
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"I think this building should be saved if only to let some SUNSHINE on 57 th St."
"This was the site of a happy childhood memory: my mother let me pick what I wanted, and it was chocolate cake, chocolate pudding and chocolate pie! Please don't destroy it. Address/City/State 105 Wyckoff Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201"
"I think society should save at least ONE of these famous landmarks. Or should history just go down the memory hole once again? Don't forget that the Taliban blew up their famous historical artifacts just to accomodate current practices. Address/City/State"
"This is one of my fondest childhood memories---coins in the slot, for food at the old automat. Please keep those memories alive."
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"Respect our history, save the 1938 NYC Automat from demolition! Address/City/State 3229 Broadway, New York, New York 10027"
"Arent there enought big impersonal glass buildings on 57th street. why not save one of the few that are left? Address/City/State west 64th st"
"Please save the Automat. They were such an integral part of growing up in New York City, and of the landscape of our city. Address/City/State В"
"В Address/City/State NYC"
"Bit by bit, the vestiges of this city's architectural history are vanishing. As the author of "The Late Great Pennsylvania Station" I wonder if the Landmarks Preservation Commission, which came ab out because of that railroad's destruction, still has the "
"Please work to save this beauty, automat history and classic architecture. In other cities, e.g. Chicago it would be showcased. In NYC it is considered prime location for the fortunate rich to build new and gather more greenbacks. Please leave it for the "
"The Automat, invented in Philadelphia, was the most revolutionary restaurant concept of the Twentieth Century. Everyone had "automated' access through those littlecoin-operated, glass, flip-open doors to good, tasty food at affordable prices. Everyone ate"