Retroraunt: An Early Food Truck

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University of Pennsylvania Archives and Record Center

Though food trucks are currently taking the city by storm, they aren’t a new phenomena. Penn Current uncovered this 1900 photo of The Kiosk Quick Lunch Company, which served fish cakes, chowder, turnovers and hot chocolate to hungry students and staffers.

For the Record: The Kiosk Quick Lunch [Penn Current]

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