57th Street Automat Building To Be Demolished?

The last remaining automat building in New York may be demolished:

The city’s last-standing Automat appears headed for demolition. The Times recently confirmed that a new development would obliterate one of Manhattan’s last surviving temple to working-class opulence, where coffee was poured out of dolphin spigots and everything from mashed potatoes to chicken potpie could be enjoyed for a nickel.

The building, located on West 57th Street west of Sixth Avenue, is an Art Moderne treasure, with gentle curves and wide, flat lines that make it look like a giant jukebox. But it’s also in a prime location.

It’s the Shelly’s picture on this page . . .