New York Street Food

Buttermilk Truck

Mainstreet.com recently published a list of their choices for the best food trucks in America.  While there are the usual suspects such as Calexico Carne Asada (not actually a food truck) and Dessert Truck (which is now a storefront) in New York and Kogi Korean BBQ, Skillet and Buttermilk Truck in L.A., there were a few left-field choices too.  Click here to see them, as well as to read a (very) short history of food trucks.

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Hot dog and soft drink stand at Bowling Green (Oct. 1st, 1942)

Charles W. Cushman shot some great photos of New York throughout the 20th century.  Here are a couple of shots of downtown NY street vendors from 1942.  Check out the sheet metal chimney and firewood on the sweet potato cart below.

If you want to see more of his photos from this era, click through this link. [Gothamist]

1942 - Vendor selling Hot Sweet Potatoes on East 7th St, bet 2nd & 3rd Aves