fast food Storefronts, 1940s - 1950s
Featured here are some of the early major fast food chains, which constituted the first generation of fast food. The book discusses chains such as the Horn & Hardart Automat, White Castle, White Tower, Little Tavern, and Hot Shoppes.
A White Tower on Monroe Street. Source: Baltimore City Archives.
Automat, West 181st Street, Manhattan, NY
An example of a smaller, local fast food joint, this one serving hot dogs. In the background is Macy's at Herald Square. Photo by Marjory Collins. Source: Library of Congress.
Trinity Place, Manhattan, NY
West 23rd Street, Manhattan, NY
West 42nd Street, Manhattan, NY
Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, NY
East 86th Street, Manhattan, NY
Photo by Louise Rosskam, 1940. Library of Congress LC-U5Z62-131053.
White Tavern, Amsterdam NY, Photo by John Collier, 1941, Library of Congress.
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