Abraham Levis (Levis Hot Dogs)A full look at the Old Original Levis 6th Street signageMatch book from Old Original LevisThe sisters who ran Old Original Levis in the 1970s (Daily News/Newspapers.com)An ad for Levis in the Inquirer from 1978 (Newspapers.com)An ad for the Levis location opening at Bustleton & Shelmire (Newspapers.com)The line outside Levis’ Center City store during the rainy grand opening (Temple Digital Archives)An ad for the grand opening of Old Original Levis in Center City (Newspapers.com)The Krone men eat at Levis, undated photo (Levis Hot Dogs)A fishcake from Levis, 1991 (Daily News / Newspapers.com)Long-time customers Bessie Schwartz and Beatrice Blitz at Levis in 1991 (Daily News/Newspapers.com)Marc and Max Polish at Levis, 1984 (Inquirer/Newspapers.com)Elliot Hirsh, current owner of all things Levis, in 2012 (Inquirer/Newspapers.com)
Lenny’s Hot Dogs
One of the original hot dog carts used by Lenny & family. (Bryan Kravitz)The original Lenny’s, once they left the cart behind and entered a storefront (Lenny’s Hot Dogs)A Lenny’s Hot Dogs, maybe the Northeast Philly location? (Lenny’s Hot Dogs)An ashtray from the NE Philly Lenny’s Hot Dogs (Bryan Kravitz)Lenny Kravitz in front of the Margate location of Lenny’s Hot Dogs shortly before it closed permanently, 1985 (Daily News / Newspapers.com)Another look at the Margate location, undated (Facebook)
Texas Wieners
Logo for “The Greeks,” aka Texas Weiners, 14th and SnyderA funny comment from 1988 in the Daily News, on why she loves South Philly (Newspapers.com)A Texas wiener from The Greeks, before it closed (Foursquare)Texas wieners being prepared at The Greek’s, 1993 (Daily News / Newspapers.com)Texas Weiners was on its last legs in 2016 (South Philly Review)
