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"I went through the squeaking screen door under the battered metal awning on Gladden Street and joined locals ordering the region’s bright-red hot dogs and the legendary meatless white chili they’ve served since 1928; the recipe is secret (rumored bases range from white beans to ground-up hot dog buns), it’s a little spicy and definitely different, people order them by the bagful, there’s no seating inside so I sat on a bench outside or walked a couple blocks to Stewart Parkway to curl up on a tandem swing along the river." - Kathleen Purvis