Watkins has also long operated his cart for the lunchtime business crowd at 20th and Curtis streets, in addition to working various odds-and-ends such as city swim meets and local high school events. Since 1995, the vendor has served a few hundred hungry customers per game, a consistency that earned him an official proclamation by the mayor for “Joel Watkins Day” in addition to the street credibility needed to survive in a dog-eat-dog business. Hang around Watkins’ cart for a few minutes on game day, and Kinsey’s sentiment rings true. For a lot of folks, a trip to the ballpark wouldn’t be the same without him.” “It’s not just the hot dogs and the brats - it’s his demeanor, how he interacts with people, how he remembers everyone,” explained Diana Kinsey, 80, a longtime season-ticket holder and a Diamond Dogs regular. Among the many peddlers selling peanuts, water and candy near the stadium, he most notably has become part of the fabric of the neighborhood as one of the last of LoDo’s hot dog vendors. Watkins, 58, operates “Diamond Dogs” on the southwest corner of 19th and Wynkoop Streets. As first pitch approaches, his line runs long but he works fast, systematically doling out dogs and brats for a clientele he knows almost entirely by first name. LoDo's iconic hot dog vendor: How Joel Watkins became a memorable part of Rockies game day Close Menuīefore every Rockies home game for the last quarter century, Joel Watkins sets up his hot dog cart topped with a rainbow umbrella just outside Coors Field.
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