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1953 - Tony & Ann Privitera open The Princeton
Creamery on Princeton Boulevard in Chelmsford, MA. It was an Ice
Cream stand that was originally part of The Princeton Lounge. Soon
after, Tony (a baker by trade), creates a recipe for a unique style of
pizza. Their customers sample it and as a result Tony and Ann's
Pizza is born. |
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1958 - Tony and Ann's Pizza moves to it's new home on
Tyngsboro Road as a pizza-drive-in. |
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Early 1960's - Tony and Ann enclose an area to
provide shelter to their customers during inclement weather thus creating
the signature red & white facade that will be featured on a national
televison series later on. |
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Mid 1970's - Tony and Ann's places picnic tables
around perimeter so their customers could enjoy pizza outside of their
cars on pleasant sunny days. |
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Early 1980's - Tony and Ann's move the picnic tables
to the front of the pizzeria creating an open air dining room. |
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1998 - Tony and Ann's is featured in 2 episodes of
the popular animated televison show The Simpsons. |
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1999 - After 46 years of cooking his unique style of
pizza and greeting generations of customers every weekend, co-founder Tony
Privitera passes away in June. December 7, 2002 - After nearly 50 years, Ann and her family retire from making pizza. |
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March 2, 2003 - Tony and Ann's lovers mourn the loss by
cooking the last of their frozens. |
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Early 2007 - tonyandannspizza.com goes live, giving
thousands of Tony and Ann's lovers hope. |
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July 4, 2009 - Plans to reopen Tony and Ann's are
announced in the Lowell Sun. |
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January 9, 2010 - Tony and Ann's Pizza reopens it's doors at it's new home on Broadway Road in Dracut. |