Along the side of Highway 101 on the Oregon Coast, a giant 30-foot fiberglass corn dog, complete with a zigzag of yellow mustard, looms over the roof of a small white-and-black hot dog shack.

Even if you’ve never stopped at The Original Pronto Pup, you’d probably recognize the place. After all, it’s hard to miss the 30-foot fiberglass corn dog that sits atop the building.

It’s a massive fiberglass corn dog. A Pronto Pup, to be exact. “To my knowledge, the history of the Pronto Pup was created in Rockaway in the late 1930s, early ‘40s, a little closer to town ...

That’s because one of the town’s most popular attractions, The Original Pronto Pup, looks, smells and feels like something of a Church of the Corn Dog. The small white building on the side of ...

In the U.S., corn is ubiquitous. It’s the most-grown ... and the snack on a stick became a national hit. The Original Pronto Pup, as seen from Highway 101 in Rockaway Beach, Ore., ...