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The inventor of the Chicago-style hot dog - Abe 'Fluky' Drexler's Depression-era 'nickel sandwich' that fed hungry kids for free when they couldn't pay. Hot dog gum was a huge hit with 90s kids. Last location closed 2006.
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- 1929–2006
Fluky'sHot Dogs
The inventor of the Chicago-style hot dog - Abe 'Fluky' Drexler's Depression-era 'nickel sandwich' that fed hungry kids for free when they couldn't pay. Hot dog gum was a huge hit with 90s kids. Last location closed…
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