Redondo Pier Hot Dog on a Stick to close after 62 years
by Garth Meyer “Is the owner around?” “No, no,” came the answer on the phone. “He’s on his yacht in the Bahamas.” “Is he going to be back for the closing?” “Let me look, no, it doesn’t look like he’s going to be back.” “Is there a way to get a hold of him?” “If you contacted him, you’d get fired.” This was Steve, the Redondo Pier Hot Dog On a Stick maintenance guy, bringing in supplies “for the girls” Aug. 20 at 11 a.m. “I gotta go, I’ve got customers. You check back in a week or so.” A week later, a girl who answered the phone said Craig, the owner, would be there Saturday and Sunday, starting at 10. Answering the phone Saturday morning was Steve again, saying the owner is not coming in. “Oh man, how do I get a hold of him, I’m working on this story about the Hot Dog On a Stick closing for the Easy Reader.” “I don’t even know if he likes the Easy Reader.” Craig Reidt bought Hot Dog On A Stick on the Redondo Pier in 1979 from founder Dave Barham, along with a location at Old Town Mall in Torrance, “so (Barham) could open at Del Amo Mall,” Reidt said, when finally met by Easy Reader, behind the counter at the Pier last Sunday. He first worked at the stand when he was 12 years old…
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