The Anti-Waiter Sentiment That Made Automat Restaurants Go Mainstream

It all sounds so futuristic: a restaurant without waiters, without workers behind the counter, without any visible employees whatsoever, where you simply feed your money into a glass-enclosed kiosk, remove a steaming plate of freshly made food, and carry it to your table. Forward into the past, specifically the early 20th century, to a time when automats served hundreds of thousands of urban customers every day.

This week, a look at the anti-waiter aentiment that made Automat restaurants go mainstream.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it." - Lyndon B. Johnson (36th president of US, 1908 - 1973)

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