tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902904430597840815.post1838355484851805051..comments2023-08-03T11:56:57.358-04:00Comments on Philaphilia: Mystery Butt-Fugly Lost Building of the Week-- November 21stGroJLarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934904684571266144noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902904430597840815.post-12849034979499545892011-11-23T13:21:49.092-05:002011-11-23T13:21:49.092-05:00This Horn & Hardart place seems ahead of its t...This Horn & Hardart place seems ahead of its time and those vintage Automat/vending machines must worth a lot now if you can find one....would be cool if someone decides to revive one of its locations--Berley Brothers of the Franklin Fountain i'm talking to youMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01059213849976527459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902904430597840815.post-70163039528619279852011-11-21T16:28:01.742-05:002011-11-21T16:28:01.742-05:00Bruce-- Thanks for the info. I was going crazy try...Bruce-- Thanks for the info. I was going crazy trying to find the building on the PAB site.GroJLarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934904684571266144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902904430597840815.post-19140047520488581772011-11-21T15:58:50.817-05:002011-11-21T15:58:50.817-05:00Not to mention their wonderful wonderful pink maca...Not to mention their wonderful wonderful pink macaroni & cheese. It was the stewed tomatoes that gave it the pink color. There was a hybrid cafeteria / Automat just next to the main entrance of the Reading Terminal Market. Some food from Horn & Hardart, some chestnuts from the guy who roasted them out on Market Street, and you were ready to explore the city.laurablanchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14588006122517917131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902904430597840815.post-16298951921630404882011-11-21T15:29:49.535-05:002011-11-21T15:29:49.535-05:00GroJ:
During the 20's and 30's proto-moder...GroJ:<br />During the 20's and 30's proto-modernist architect, Ralph Bencker did a ton of work for Horn & Hardart, and there's a reference to him working on this building in 1939 in the Builders Guide http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/pj_display.cfm?RecordId=C7C95797-1422-7865-6B9E96BBBD9E12E2 I suppose that he did the original work as well. RE the planks on Locust street--they were there to cover up the construction of the Locust Street/8th Street Subway to Camden. By the way, Horn & Hardart retail stores had the best tapioca pudding and coconut macaroons! Just sayin...Bruce Lavertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462595543631860026noreply@blogger.com