Once of the bright spots in the bleakness that is downtown Brooklyn was the leftover Automat sign that could be spied by the watchful on Willoughby Street. The lovely artifact has now been covered up by Conway, which took over the space a while ago. As things were: see below. It's comforting to know that the ghostly letters are still lying there under the ghastly Conway pink.
Hmmmm...I was going to say that what with the revival of the retro bar scene with faux speakeasies and everything, maybe it is time for some hipsters to bring back version of the automat. Maybe steam-punk styling? But then I see that a "modern" automat opened and closed recently in the Village....but that one looked had an interior that reminded me of something out of "A Clockwork Orange".
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Seeing this sort of stuff makes me wonder whatever happened to all the automat machines when all the restaurants were decommissioned. I wonder if anyone has ever looked into where they wound up...
ReplyDeleteShame that the Automat sign covered up the original terra cotta underneath.
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