Automat

=Automat=

Claudia and Jamie went to the automat to eat. They ate there instead of the museum because food was cheaper there. We really don't have automats today. An automat is a little, self service restaurant that uses vending machines to deliver food to people. They were very popular in New York City many years ago. As you know, From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler was written in 1967. Automats would have been on just about every street corner in New York City back then. Click on the following line to learn more about Automats. @http://www.theautomat.com/inside/history/history.html

Sixth Stop: Donell Branch Library