Thank you, Emily. You writing makes me want to attend the screening at SJFF and make me wish I have been able to eat in an automat. We didn't have them when I was growing up in Seattle. We did have Brenner Brothers Bakery but that'll be for another Cholent column (hint, hint.)
I patronized automats often, in both New and in Philadelphia (the place of origin). In fact, when I was a college freshman in 1959., there was still an automat building on campus. I lived in New York in 1961 and 1962. The automat became a place from which we could steal trays. We would take them to Central Park, where we use use them as makeshift sleds. Great fun until I came down with pneumonia from all that exposure. Still, I wouldn't have missed it. The other memory I have of the automat is their neverending supply of nickels the cashiers had. No matter what denomination the bill you passed into that cage, you eere given exactly that amount in nickels. Wonderful memories!
I believe I was about 10 when I first went to an Automat. If memory serves, there were several in Manhattan. The food was "ok," but the way it was delivered was wonderful. I would not miss this movie for any imaginable reason.
Thank you, Emily. You writing makes me want to attend the screening at SJFF and make me wish I have been able to eat in an automat. We didn't have them when I was growing up in Seattle. We did have Brenner Brothers Bakery but that'll be for another Cholent column (hint, hint.)
I patronized automats often, in both New and in Philadelphia (the place of origin). In fact, when I was a college freshman in 1959., there was still an automat building on campus. I lived in New York in 1961 and 1962. The automat became a place from which we could steal trays. We would take them to Central Park, where we use use them as makeshift sleds. Great fun until I came down with pneumonia from all that exposure. Still, I wouldn't have missed it. The other memory I have of the automat is their neverending supply of nickels the cashiers had. No matter what denomination the bill you passed into that cage, you eere given exactly that amount in nickels. Wonderful memories!
I believe I was about 10 when I first went to an Automat. If memory serves, there were several in Manhattan. The food was "ok," but the way it was delivered was wonderful. I would not miss this movie for any imaginable reason.