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A Look At Burger King's Year 2000 Internet Cafe On Broadway
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Jen Carlson
Published Sep 26, 2014
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Can you believe that just 14 years ago we were Interneting like this:
(Getty Images)
While one Redditor claims this Burger King was on 86th Street, according to the Getty Images caption, it was on Broadway—it reads: "A man surfs the Web at a Burger King with Internet access November 17, 2000 in New York. Burger King franchisee Peter Allen Abramson has set up his Broadway restaurant with 20 PCs, and lets customers surf for 20 minutes for free if they buy a meal. This allows customers to stay current with the latest developments in Florida's presidential vote recount." Or check their Hotmail? Or update their LiveJournal? Or download half of a sexy photo?
(Getty Images)
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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