10/06/2025
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🌭 From the Explore archives...
Ed Dornbrock opened the Shippenville Hot Dog House along Route 322 in 1977. In 2016, he estimated he had sold between two and three million hot dogs over the years from his A-Frame building.
“And, that’s just from here,” said Dornborck. “Not counting the ones sold at the Clarion Hot Dog House in 1982 and closed six years ago.”
Over the years “Eddy Dogs” came basic and his special creations like the Shaggy Dog (with chili sauce and sauerkraut) and the Taco Dog (with chili sauce, cheese, and crushed nacho chips) have developed a cult following.
The cult of Eddy Dog even produced at least one page reminiscing about the Clarion location and the many late night visits and political discussions.
The roots of Dornbrock’s association with hot dogs stretched back to 1943 when he was a high school junior in his hometown of Michigan City, Indiana.
