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In the early 1960s, Tana worked as the maître d' at a Beverly Hills restaurant, La Scala, owned by a Santander-born Spanish (of Basque ethnicity) immigrant to the U.S., Jean Leon, who had launched the spot in 1956 on North Canon Drive having had previously also worked for D'Amore at Villa Capri. [1]
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Pennsauken Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 18, 1892, from portions of the now-defunct Stockton Township. [22]The exact origin of the name Pennsauken is unclear, but it probably derives from the language of the Lenni Lenape Native Americans, who once occupied the area from "Pindasenauken", the Lenape language term for tobacco pouch. [23]
At the time, it was the most luxurious inn and restaurant in the local area. [ 1 ] The gold-roofed pagoda atop the Rickshaw Inn offered a spectacular view of Garden State Park's track and finish line, prompting Garden State owner Eugene Mori to plant a row of tall cypress trees to block the view from the Rickshaw.
Corinne's Place is a Black-owned soul food restaurant located in Camden, New Jersey. Corinne Bradley-Powers opened the restaurant on Haddon Avenue in 1989. [62] The Hispanic and Latino Community in the city has increased heavily in the past twenty years, but have had a long history in Camden. Puerto Rican Unity for Progress is a multi-service ...
Petty Island in the Delaware River. Petty Island (also Pettys Island; [1] or Petty's Island) is a 292-acre (1.18 km 2) [2] island located in the Delaware River, which forms the border between Pennsylvania and New Jersey in the United States.
In 1943, during World War II, La Scala was severely damaged by bombing. It was rebuilt and reopened on 11 May 1946, with a memorable concert conducted by Arturo Toscanini—twice La Scala's principal conductor and an associate of the composers Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini—with a soprano solo by Renata Tebaldi, which created a sensation.