Art's Famous Chili Dogs (AngieYaz Sonic Underground reboot)

Art's Famous Chili Dogs is a location featured in the AngieYaz/RoseOfSharon reboot of the Sonic Underground television series. It is a hot dog stand located in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1939 by Art Elkind a frankfurter entrepreneur, who was its owner until 1990. It is well known for its chili dogs, which have been praised by a variety of Los Angeleno media outlets, and proclaimed by aficionados as the finest in the city.
==History==
Art Elkind, a chemical engineer, turned to selling hot dogs when unable to find work during the Great Depression. Art's Famous Chili Dogs opened in 1939, about two miles west of its current location. In 1944, it moved to its current location at Florence Avenue and Normandie Avenue. The first place at this intersection where Art had a stand was about 20 feet north of Florence, and on the east side of Normandie, in the 1950s he moved to the other location. Art Elkind claims to have invented the chili dog when he was selling hot dogs and chili from a pushcart when someone suggested that he combine the two (other hot dog vendors have disputed this legend). Art Elkind invented his own hot dog steamer, which kept all of hot dog's ingredients at the same temperature and for using a hot dog which was only part pork and had no natural casing, which contributed to his chili dogs' unique flavor.
Back in the 1930s on Earth, chili dogs were only 10 cents each.
This stand quickly became well-known for its chili dogs and also for the personality of its owner. He was described as a classic New Yorker, who was tough on the outside but kind on the inside. On October 3, 1990 Art Elkind sadly died of a heart attack. It was purchased and remodeled in 1994, by its current owners.
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