Today will mark the first of a many part mini-series on why Fairmont should be your vacation destination this summer. I, along with the help of my assistant (Note to self: Find assistant), will bring you the highlights of Fairmont and its surrounding areas. Updates on Fairmont will come every Sunday because, well, Sunday is the day the Lord rested at Fairmont Motor Lodge. Seriously. I have researched the story that accompanies each attraction as best I could...some of my facts might be off a little. I really don't know...the assistant did most of the research (Note: Find assistant to blame for factual errors).
Anyway, without further adieu, the first reason to come to Fairmont this summer:
Literally "bridging" Fairmont together is the Robert H. Mollohan Bridge. Reopened on October 27, 2000, after undergoing nearly $16 billion dollars woth of restoration, the "Billion Dollar Bridge" originally opened for traffic in 1921. Because of time constraints, it is rumored that 72 "legal" workers lost their lives in the concrete arch bridge.
Due to the height of the bridge, both Ted Kennedy and Robert C. Byrd have been banned from driving across the span. The bridge is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places despite the fact it's not really a Place but, rather, a Thing. Due to the intense security that surrounds the bridge, these are the best pictures I could get of the structure:
The Mollohan Bridge was built for one reason, and one reason only, and that was to give people on the East Side of the river a chance to eat at Yann's Famous Hot Dogs on the West Side. Yann's is located directly beside the bridge and is considered one of the greatest places to eat in all of Fairmont.
Yann is specifically known for the hot sauce that he puts on his hot dogs. Don't ask for ketchup at this establishment because everyone knows you don't put ketchup on a hot dog. Yann's sauce is so hot that it is rumored that jalepenos sweat when they get too close to his sauce. (Note: Does that make sense? Read that again and maybe correct.).
Anyway, a multi-billion dollar bridge to lead to Yann Dogs. You better make the trip and get a few while you are in town.
So, there you have it. My first two reasons to come to Fairmont. A "Billion Dollar Bridge" and Yann's Hot Dogs. Do I really have to write the next part of this series? Probably not but I will anyway. Thanks for reading and I'll see you in town soon!
5 comments:
I'm holding out for Yann to go pro-slaw.
You'll be holding out indefinitely then, thus missing out on a Real Hot Dog because Russ Yann has been doing this for over 40 years and I guarantee he isn't changing his mind. Cole slaw is for the weak!
I am the grandson of Russll Yann, and in 100 yrs. the dog hasn't seen slaw, or ketchup... AND IT NEVER WILL> KEEP DREAMIN!
MUSTARD+ ONIONS + SAUCE= YANN DOG!
Satisfaction Guaranteed!
Christopher - your grandpa is genius. I hope that someday the torch will be passed and Russ's strict mandate for the perfect hotdog won't be broken. I drive an hour and a half for Yann's, and it's worth it every time. Ketchup and slaw are for pussies.
i currentely work for russel..he is great guy.i work there and the dogs never get old. one other thing is its not the billion its the million dollar bridge. Chris ive never met u but ive heard many stories..ur dad is terry i do beleive and he is also a very good guy..
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