Flo's Hot Dogs • 1959

When Florence Stacy left teaching to buy a roadside hot dog shack in 1959, she brought her no-nonsense spirit and a secret relish recipe that turned steamed dogs into a New England obsession. Three generations of the Stacy family have run this cash-only Route 1 stand, where the proper order is mayo, relish, and celery salt on a top-split bun. The lines still form daily for dogs that taste exactly as they did when Flo charged 15 cents and ruled the counter with legendary gruffness.