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'''Gus's Hot Dogs''' can refer to one of several hot dog stands in the [[Birmingham area]]. [[Gus Alexander]], a Greek immigrant, opened the first location on [[4th Avenue North]] in [[1947]]. When Alexander moved back to Greece in the 1960s, [[Alex Choraitis]] took over the store. | '''Gus's Hot Dogs''' can refer to one of several hot dog stands in the [[Birmingham area]]. [[Gus Alexander]], a Greek immigrant, opened the first location on [[4th Avenue North]] in [[1947]]. When Alexander moved back to Greece in the 1960s, [[Alex Choraitis]] took over the store. | ||
It is currently owned by [[George Nasiakos]], who was invited by Choraitis to come to Birmingham and take over the store in the mid 1990s. | It is currently owned by [[George Nasiakos]], who was invited by Choraitis to come to Birmingham and take over the store in the mid 1990s. Like Alexander, Nasiakos is originally from Greece, and Choraitis is a descendant of earlier immigrants from that land. The restaurant provides on its basic hot dogs the special ketchup-based, spiced sauce found at all the hot dog stands in the Birmingham area established by people from Greek backgrounds. | ||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
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* 224 [[Brooklane Drive]], [[Hueytown]] | * 224 [[Brooklane Drive]], [[Hueytown]] | ||
* 430 [[Green Springs Highway]] | * 430 [[Green Springs Highway]] | ||
* 71 [[Church Street]] in [[Crestline Village | * 71 [[Church Street]] in [[Crestline Village]] | ||
* 5415 Beacon Drive in [[Grants Mill Station]] in [[Irondale]], owned by [[John Musso]] | * 5415 Beacon Drive in [[Grants Mill Station]] in [[Irondale]], owned by [[John Musso]] | ||
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[[Category:Grants Mill Station]] | [[Category:Grants Mill Station]] | ||
[[Category:1940s establishments]] | [[Category:1940s establishments]] | ||
[[Category:Greek-owned restaurants]] | |||
Revision as of 23:42, 19 August 2014
Gus's Hot Dogs can refer to one of several hot dog stands in the Birmingham area. Gus Alexander, a Greek immigrant, opened the first location on 4th Avenue North in 1947. When Alexander moved back to Greece in the 1960s, Alex Choraitis took over the store.
It is currently owned by George Nasiakos, who was invited by Choraitis to come to Birmingham and take over the store in the mid 1990s. Like Alexander, Nasiakos is originally from Greece, and Choraitis is a descendant of earlier immigrants from that land. The restaurant provides on its basic hot dogs the special ketchup-based, spiced sauce found at all the hot dog stands in the Birmingham area established by people from Greek backgrounds.
Locations
- 1915 4th Avenue North, owned by Gus Alexander, John Kostakis, and George Nasiakos
- 3011 27th Street North, North Birmingham, owned by John Kostakis
- 302 Oxmoor Road in Homewood, owned by Phillip DiGiorgio
- 224 Brooklane Drive, Hueytown
- 430 Green Springs Highway
- 71 Church Street in Crestline Village
- 5415 Beacon Drive in Grants Mill Station in Irondale, owned by John Musso
References
- Evans, Amy (March 9, 2004) Interview with George Nasiakos. Southern Foodways Alliance oral history project on Greeks in Birmingham
External link
- "Hot-Dogopolis" short documentary film by the Southern Foodways Alliance
- Gus's Hot Dogs at southernfoodways.com