Remember When, Fairfield: Kuhn's Corner

Way before Chip's started slanging pancakes, the busy intersection of Black Rock Turnpike and Kings Highway Cutoff was home to a hopping local joint called Kuhn's Corner.

"Kuhn's Corner started as a gas station and candy store in the 1920s, when Tunxis Hill was relatively undeveloped. Gasper Kuhn, Jr. opened a hot dog stand with his father there in the early 1940s, followed by a restaurant which he took over in 1958. The original price of a hot dog was 15 cents," the Fairfield Museum & History Center writes on its Facebook page.

Kuhn's may be history — it closed in the late 1980s — but its mark on the town and its people is still very much alive. 

Case in point: a pic of Kuhn's shared on Facebook by the Fairfield Museum & History Center has 50 comments, more than 100 likes, and dozens of shares.

"Was born within walking distance to this joint. Loved it all my life. Building on the left had the best chili dogs anywhere. The building in the center is the new bar. Had the best stuffed clams and roast beef sandwiches ever. Gus Kuhn will live in fond memories forever. SO will all the kids who worked there," Ted Larsen wrote in a comment on the pic.

"During my McKinley school days use to sneak out during lunch, the hard part was not running to my dad or any of his friends, great times for sure," Gary Cole Sr. wrote.

What's Your Kuhn's Corner Memory?

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Oh, and in case you didn't know, you can score Kuhn's signature spicy chili — still made by the Kuhn family — across the street from where the hot dog once stood, at Five-O-Food Store & Deli.