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Off-Ramp

Whet your Whistle at Chroni's on Whittier

By Off-Ramp Staff
Published Oct 17, 2009
A dog day afternoon at Chroni's.
A dog day afternoon at Chroni's.
(
John Rabe
)
Local resident Claude Martinez named all the old Whittier Boulevard theaters off the top of his head, and he remembered seeing movies at the Golden Gate Theatre when it was still racially segregated.
Local resident Claude Martinez named all the old Whittier Boulevard theaters off the top of his head, and he remembered seeing movies at the Golden Gate Theatre when it was still racially segregated.
(
John Rabe
)

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Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John is sharing selections from the Off-Ramp vault to help you explore this imperfect paradise.

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Whet your Whistle at Chroni's on Whittier
Whittier Boulevard - Part 8

Off-Ramp's Whittier Blvd. Wanderers - led by the Mr. Americana Charles Phoenix - visit Chroni's Famous Sandwich Shop.

Above, the famous Chroni's Sandwich Shop dog. When the sign was neon, the dog's tongue licked the hot dog.

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