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Mr. D's (Gulfport Restaurant) '78
Restaurants: Mr. D's
St. Petersburg Times Evening Independent
Photo By NORMAN ZEISLOFT
JAN 11 1978Language
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JAN 13 1978
Dennis McCauley (left) and Bob Ostellino in front of new Gulfport restaurant
Champagne Opening
Pair Introducing 'Northern Hot Dogs' At New Dining Spot
ROY MAYS
Business Writer
GULFPORT - The dress will be formal, the cook will wear a tuxedo, meals will be served champagne and the diners will come by invitation only.
That's the grand opening Dennis McCauley has in mind for his hot dog stand called Mr. D's.
A kooky idea? Of course it is, but that's what McCauley says he wants to do to set the new business apart from scores of other fast food shops.
When McCauley and his partner Bob Ostellino were youngsters in Pittsfield, Mass., there were 55,000 people and one hot dog stand in town. Today he says there 45,000 people and five hot dogs stands - all doing well.
But it was the dogs that the place served, rather thanLanguage
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