Inter...what? The Hippest Internet Cafe Of 1995 [Vox]

The cyber-struggle is real. Vox's Phil Edwards spoke to one of the founders of @ Cafe, an internet cafe that launched just as the internet was coming into the public eye.

The @ Cafe was one of New York City’s first internet cafes, and though it didn’t last long, its story shows what it felt like when the internet was first bubbling into the public consciousness.

Started in 1995 (and shuttered in 1996), it was as electrifying and frustrating an experience as the internet itself.

Here’s its story, told by one of the founders.


(by: Vox)