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Charles Robert Feltman

Great-grandson of Feltmans Restaurant founder and hot dog inventor Charles Feltman

Interviewer:
Charles Denson
Interviewee:
Charles Robert Feltman
Interview Date:
September 16, 2016

Themes

food
franks
hot dogs
restaurants
seniors (older people)

Languages

English

Places

Feltmans Restaurant

Periods

1950 - 1959
1940 - 1949
1930 - 1939
1920 - 1929
1910 - 1919
1900 - 1909
1890 - 1899
1880 - 1889
1870 - 1879

Interview Highlight Bookmarks

  • The descendants of Charles Feltman
  • A competitive edge when family talked about Nathan's
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  • Feltmans French chef Jacquetot
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  • Charles Feltman, a hardworking baker
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  • Magical memories of going to Coney as a boy
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  • Main topic of family conversation was the weather
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  • Father made machine guns for shooting galleries
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  • Father made him promise never to go into restaurant business
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  • Last generation who cares about the family's legacy
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  • Memories of Mardi Gras, Luna Park and the Cyclone
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    Charles Robert Feltman, great-grandson of Feltmans Restaurant founder and hot dog inventor Charles Feltman, tells the family history and describes  what Coney Island was like in the 1940s. Founded in the 1870s, Feltmans was once the world's largest restaurant, stretching from Surf Avenue to the Ocean. "Bob" Feltman also reveals why the family is no longer in the hot dog business.

    The Coney Island History Project inducted Charles Feltman (1841-1910) into the Coney Island Hall of Fame in 2005.

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