Walter's Hot Dog Stand is a

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designated landmark located in Mamaroneck in

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History

Walter's is a family business founded in 1919 by Walter Warrington in Mamaroneck, NY. His first stand, on

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, was in front of Skinner's Floral shop near the-then Central School (now Town of Mamaroneck offices). He sold cider and apples from an orchard he had purchased on Quaker Ridge. Later, Walter moved south on Post Road, in Shepard's Field (approximately where Richbell Road now meets Post Road). It was here that he began selling his unique brand of hot dogs, blended from beef, pork, and veal, with the wieners split-grilled. At Shepard's Field Walter constructed a cider press to make apple cider. There were blueprints for a stand to be built on an adjacent property on Post Road that would include a residence on the second floor. The property was, however, condemned by the School Board; a junior high school was built in 1926 (now a campus of Mamaroneck High). In 1928 he purchased the property at 937 Palmer Avenue, where his then-new pagoda has been since. The shop was closed for renovations for several months in 2014. The Palmer Avenue building has a

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-style copper roof, now oxidized to a light green, and dragon lanterns. It is an example of roadside architecture. ''See also:'' Walter's son Eugene, who owned the business for over 60 years, died in 2017.

Acclaim

The stand has been featured in the

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; and on

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in 2003.CBS Television Network Releases: Listings for "CBS News Sunday Morning' for July 6, 2003
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. In 2015, The Daily Meal ranked Walter's Hot Dogs #13 in America's 75 Best Hot Dogs

References

Sources

*"The Artful Hot Dog" by Fred Ferretti. ''The New York Times.'' August 12, 1979. *"Fast Food: The Little Spots" by Lynne Ames. ''The New York Times.'' August 14, 1977

External links

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