Once a hot dog stand, now a food truck: inside Tail O’ the Pup
From left, the Boston Celtic, the Blue Dog and the Nacho dog are some of the hot dogs offered at Tail O’ the Pup, a truck specializing in hot dogs. The truck is part of the relaunch of the brand, which began in 1946 with a stand selling hot dogs. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)
Jaime Rodriguez works on an order inside Tail O’ the Pup, a food truck specializing in hot dogs.
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The “Ultimate Chili Dog” hot dog at Tail O’ the Pup, a truck specializing in hot dogs. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times )
The “Animal Tots” at Tail O’ the Pup.
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The pastrami sandwich offered at Tail O’ the Pup.
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Dennis Blake, in 2005, worked at the Tail o’ the Pup hot dog stand since 1976 with his father, Eddie Blake, (not pictured). (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times )
Eddie Blake, then 85, and his son Dennis Blake, then 57, stand next to their Tail o’ the Pup hot dog stand in a storage facility in Harbor Gateway on March 26, 2010.
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Eddie Blake, left, and his grandson, Jay Miller, outside of Tail O’ the Pup, the reincarnation of the 1946 Hollywood stand, now in truck form. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times )
