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The Automat -- Horn & Hardart Documentary

1 hours 18 minutes 29 seconds

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Still image from: The Automat -- Horn & Hardart Documentary

This documentary tells the story of the Automat. A place where diners could gather around communal tables and share their dreams and struggles with strangers. This is one of America's most loved restaurant chains. Watch as the Automat saga serves up never-before-seen archival footage and photographs, as well as a cast of celebrity customers, company executives, historians, and members of the Horn and Hardart families.

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Runtime: 1 hours 18 minutes 29 seconds

Topic: History, Home and Family, Social Science
Subtopic: Community Life, Culture and Society, Food, U.S. History (General)
Grade/Interest Level: 10 - 12
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Release Year: 2021
Producer/Distributor: A Slice of Pie Productions
Writer: Polly O'Shea
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Woman wearing a white blouse and black vest sits behind a desk and gestures at camera. Title card below reads, "Olga Block, Co-Founder and CEO of Basis". Caption. They wanted to get rid of me in kindergarten.

A political map of U S. Caption: A national grassroots movement to legalize democracy.

Still image from: A Simple Question: The Story of STRAW

Group of people sweeping and picking up trash from a sidewalk. Caption. Developing community with my neighbors.

The Trafalgar Square, Central London from above. A tall statue with a long Roman column that has a man standing at the top. On either side of the statue are two blue tiled water fountains. People are sitting on the steps. Text reads, “Cities and Urban Land Use.”

Field with gray, dry grass that is under construction. Two men with construction hats stand next to a big construction vehicle. Wide traffic cones and cement blocks and pipes litter the field. Text reads, “Confronting Future Challenges.”

Geographical map of the entire world with the country’s borders drawn in. Text reads, “Political boundaries.”

Crowds of different people, ranging from adults to young children, stand outside as if waiting for something. Text reads, “Understanding Human Culture.”

Close up of hand with finger pointing towards viewer beneath a banner that reads, "International Youth Day." City skyline in background. Caption. To honor kids like you.

Still image from: All About the Holidays: International Youth Day (Spanish)