Broadway Stars Broadway Stars

Charles Feltman: Inventor of the Hot Dog by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Charles Feltman (1841-1910), Coney Island entrepreneur, restaurateur, inventor of the hot dog. To be much more accurate (as few seldom are) he is the inventor of the hot dog roll. His was the idea of placing the sausages of his native Frankfurt on long buns so you could eat them while […]

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:42AM on November 8, 2016

« Back to BroadwayStars