Lorraine Diehl

LORRAINE B. DIEHL writes features and a weekly “Secret City” column for the New York Daily News, and has contributed to New York magazine, the New York Times, Travel & Leisure, and American Heritage. She is the author of The Late, Great Pennsylvania Station, now in its third printing. Lorraine grew up and still lives in New York City, with her husband Bill, an entertainment correspondent for ABC network radio.

MARIANNE HARDART is the great-granddaughter of Automat cofounder Frank Hardart; her father, Augustin, was the last of three generations of Hardarts to manage the Automats. Marianne lives in New York City and works at NYU Medical Center.