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Russell Yann, the former owner of Yann’s hotdogs in Fairmont, West Virginia.
Yann’s Hotdogs in Fairmont, West Virginia is easy to miss, if you re not looking. It doesn t even have a sign out front. Inside, there are only nine seats at the lunch counter. It s a tiny place. But Yann s has a huge, devoted following.
There are regulars who go there for lunch every day. There’s even a story about a homesick West Virginia boy stationed in Korea, who had his mom cold-pack the dogs and ship them overseas.
But if you wanted a dog from Russell Yann the iconic restaurant’s equally iconic owner, who died on Jan. 15, 2021 there were some rules to follow.
Jan 16, 2021
Russell Yann, owner of the iconic Yannâs Hotdog Stand, in Fairmont, died Friday. SUBMITTED PHOTO
FAIRMONTÂ â Known for making what many residents arguably call the best hotdog in Fairmont, legend Russell Yann, owner of Yann s Hotdog Stand on Washington Street, passed away this week.
Nick Fantasia, former mayor of Fairmont, said he has known Yann his whole life. When Fantasia was in high school, Yannâs son played on the football team with Fantasia and he recalls Yann loading up 50 gallon coolers full of hot dogs and bringing them to practice for everyone.
âWhen we were young, it was always who could eat the most Yann dogs. Russell Yann and Yann dogs were probably a part of more peopleâs lives in Marion County than anybody could imagine,â said Fantasia.
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