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Who remembers Pizza Pieman in the 90s and early 00s?


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#61 Star Dust

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Posted 23 January 2018 - 05:42 PM

The Pizza Pieman was owned by Bob Darnell and his first shop was in the Town and Country shopping centre in the late 60's. Great guy with a lot of vision. He had quite an empire of shops for a while until he over extended his finances.

He ended up working for the Development bank that financed his operations.

I always wondered what the situation was with the shop on Tillicum that sported his logo long after he filed for bankruptcy.

 

I can't remember the entire story, but I used to work with a guy who's family actually started the Pizza Pieman chain. He told me how Bob Darnell got invovled, but I can't remember the details.  It didn't start here in Victoria according to the guy I used to work with, but over on the mainland or in Alberta or something along those lines.  Anyhow he worked there when he was a teenager when his family started it, and I think they eventually sold the whole thing to Bob or Bob married into his family, Something like that.



#62 Mike K.

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Posted 23 January 2018 - 05:43 PM

Would you believe it if I told you that the little girl in your photo is my girlfriend as a child? Did you find that on Facebook, or something? Lol...


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#63 Star Dust

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Posted 23 January 2018 - 05:47 PM

Would you believe it if I told you that the little girl in your photo is my girlfriend as a child? Did you find that on Facebook, or something? Lol...

 

Cool story, not sure where I got it.

 

It's been sitting on my hard drive for 3 or 4 years.

 

My hard drive is FULL Of historical Victoria Photos. Hundreds and hundreds.

 

I don't have Face Book, so who knows. Once something is posted on the internet it can travel fast.



 



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