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Little Italy from the 70's

Little Italy from the 70's

Rickster
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Rickster
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Little Italy from the 70's
6/27/2018 at 12:35 PM

Does anyone remember the little pizzeria,candy store, pinball arcade from the 70's that was located at 26th and Brandon Pic a Pop was on the west side.
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Yes
6/27/2018 at 1:10 PM

Spent a lot of time in and around the place, Moma and Popa Fazio where good people, playing pin ball having pizza just loitering in the parking lot, it was the hub for us hoodlums in the west end of the city, you had to get there to find out where the action was on the weekend lol
Ms.Daisy
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Ha
6/27/2018 at 1:50 PM

Yes it most certainly was the hang out spot. Spent...umm wasted countless hours loitering. The Fazios were amazing people miss them. Also miss the Pic A Pop! Ohh the memories, thanks for the flashback Rickster!
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Ironic
6/27/2018 at 5:24 PM

Kinda funny its a church now, guess he building is doing its penance, had a lot of fun there.

Brenda..
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Brenda..

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Pic A Pop

6/27/2018 at 5:53 PM

Ms.Daisy said "Yes it most certainly was the hang out spot. Spent...umm wasted countless hours loitering. The Fazios were amazing people miss them. Also miss the Pic A Pop! Ohh the memories, thanks for the flashback Rickster! "

I have seen Pic A Pop at Sobey's. I never stopped to look at it or know if it is the original product.

PLightning
Joined: Mar 2012
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PLightning
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Little Italy
6/27/2018 at 7:31 PM

Playing pinball, Who could forget : “Hey, no banga on the machina”
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Pizza.
6/27/2018 at 9:11 PM

Yes I had a few it was good for back then,little light on toppings but tasty, it was a real mom and pop operation if there ever was one, the pizza chains moved in very soon after with delivery, faster service, and they just couldn't cope, then then the high school coffee hang out then the pinball machines candy counter just finished it.
Rickster
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Rickster
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Great memories
6/29/2018 at 4:09 PM

I remember honing my pinball skills in there, cashing in bottles to buy candy.They had a great selection of candy.