California Beach Hometown Heroes
Jack Clapp operates a popular beach concession where he began working for his dad when he was 10. Back then Hamburgers sold for 10-cents and Soda cost 5-cents.
By C. MacDonald
When a recent Edison High School 30-year reunion was about to take place, the organizers wanted alumni to re-taste their favorite foods and they turned to Jack Clapp, whose father started what is today Huntington Beach, California’s oldest continuous business run by the same family, “Dwight’s Beach Concession,” south of the HB Pier. “They loved our World Famous Cheese Strips and wanted the delicacy for their reunion,” Jack said. “My dad, Dwight, created this delicious item in 1939. It started off as tortilla strips and his special sauce, which includes vinegar, granulated garlic and several other secret items. People come here re-living their youth and introducing the strips to their kids and grandkids.” Read more…>
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