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1911,
Pete (Pietro) Iaria & his wife Antonia Sgro came to
Ellis Island from Roccoforte, Italy (located in the Region
of Calabria, Southern Italy) |
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Pete
& Antonia started out in West Virginia in the coal
mining industry |
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They
migrated with their 8 children to Indianapolis in 1913,
where they purchased a home at 317 S. Noble Street (College
Av. Today) |
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Their
original home is where the dining room sits today |
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Pete
& Antonia took in borders and fed workers from G &
J Rubber Plant located across the street, this is how
the tradition began |
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In
1916, they opened
Pete Iaria's Italian Grocery Store, which is on the site
where the bar is today |
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Iaria's
spaghetti sauce was sold in the restaurant from day one
and is Antonia's original recipe, it is still what a tops
our pasta today |
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In
1933, Pete & Antonia,
sons Matthew & Rocky, and daughter Pasqualina Iaria
Piccione gave birth to Pete Iaria's Restaurant |
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In
1940, Noble Street
became College Avenue |
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In
1949, Pete turned
over the restaurant to son Matthew (Mate) and his wife
Santina Bondi Iaria, they vowed to continue the tradition
of fine Italian food, good service, & immaculate surroundings |
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In
1992, the third generation
of restaurant owners was born when Mate decided it was
time to pass it on to his son Nick |
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Nick,
his wife Kathleen and his daughters Santina & Gina
ran the restaurant and continued service to customers
until the summer of 2003 |
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In
September of 2003,
Nick sold the restaurant to his brother Matthew's children
and nephew, the fourth generation |
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The
fourth generation family members are keeping the tradition
alive today |
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