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| TODAY: Nathan’s Famous, Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. Image: Voice of America. |
In
1916, Polish immigrant Nathan Handwerker started a nickel hot dog stand on
Brooklyn’s Coney Island with a $300 loan from two friends and his wife’s secret
spice recipe. Today, Nathan’s is the
most famous hot dog in the world, with restaurants across the globe; products
in every supermarket in America; and millions of fans. And, yes the first Coney Island store is
still there.
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| YESTERDAY: Worshipping at the shrine of the American hot dog, Nathan’s Famous in the 1950s. |
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| REEL DEAL: That’s actor Kevin Bacon at work on a Nathan’s Famous hot dog in a scene from the 2009 flick “These Vagabond Shoes,” set in NYC. |
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