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Hot Dog Stands (page 2)

Blackie's Hot Dogs
Cheshire, CT
Blackie's Hot Dogs opened in 1928 and is famous for its hot dogs which are cooked in oil (not fried). The business started out as a gas station. However, the real money-maker was the hot dogs. Therefore, the pumps were removed for parking. The unique hot-pepper relish is made the same as when Blackie's first opened. The building is made of two octagonal structures joined in the middle by a double garage door. There are two identical neon signs. [map]

More Connecticut:
Frankie's Hot Dog King (Waterbury)
Dog Daze Cafe (Wilton)

Fredgie's World
Famous Hot Dogs
Jensen Beach, FL
Fredgie's World Famous Hot Dogs opened in 1989 in the Snook Nook Bait & Tackle parking lot. [map]

Griffin Dog House
Griffin, GA
The Griffin Dog House opened around 2013. [map]

The Boz Hot Dogs chain was founded in 1969 in Dolton, IL. It was originally Bozo Hot Dogs but WGN's Bozo the Clown claimed copyright and the stand's name was changed. The chain grew to about 50 locations in the Chicago area but many have closed. There are about 10 left. Some other locations include: Bourbonnais, IL, Kankakee, IL, Kankakee, IL, Lansing, IL, Thornton, IL, and Dyer, IN. There was another location in Griffith, IN which occupied a former Tastee-Freez.

Boz Hot Dogs
Hazel Crest, IL
This Boz Hot Dogs building appears to have been an early Dog n Suds with a shortened canopy. Boz Hot Dogs has been here since at least 2007. [map]

Boz Hot Dogs
Morris, IL
This Boz Hot Dogs has been at this location since at least 2008. [map]

Joe's Hot Dogs
Joliet, IL
Joe's Hot Dogs was established in 1953 as a hot dog wagon downtown in front of the owner's house. A hot dog stand was built next door a few years later that closed in 1992. This location opened in 1964. For more, see this website. [map]

Hey Hot Dog
Joliet, IL
Hey Hot Dog opened in 1959 and moved to this location in 1978. The root beer is homemade. [map]

More Illinois:
Parky's Hot Dogs (Forest Park)

George's Coney Island
Worcester, MA
George's Coney Island started as a small hot dog stand in 1918. It moved next door to its present location in 1928. In 1938, the restaurant expanded and had an Art Deco makeover, adding wooden booths and a tile floor. Nothing inside or outside has changed much since then. In 1940, the 60-foot-tall neon sign, designed by S.C. Romanoff, was added. It was modeled after owner George Tsagarelis' hand holding a hot dog with dripping mustard. In 2025, the sign is being restored by Neon Williams. For more, see this website. [map]

Dog House
Hillsborough, NC		 Dog House
Durham, NC
This Dog House restaurant chain was established in 1974. In addition to the dog house shaped building, there are fire hydrant styled trash cans. There are four locations in Durham. There are five locations in Durham and this one in Hillsborough. I believe they all use this building style. For more, see this website. [Hillsborough map]; [Durham map]

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