POTTSVILLE, Pa. — "My grandparents come to Pottsville Pizzeria, my parents come to Pottsville Pizzeria, so of course I've grown to love Pottsville Pizzeria. And I myself come here and I'm hoping that my kids will soon come here too." said Kiersten Conville of Pottsville.
For the beloved pizzeria, it all started in this basement.
Yolanda Paparazo and her three sons began selling homemade pizzas straight from her home.
"She used to come in and tell me stories about the business. When she started and selling bread earlier in the years to uh local companies around here and um yea it was great. She'd come in everyday, sit and have a slice of pizza." said Scott Kline, manager at Pottsville Pizzeria.
Like an adopted son, says the Paparazo family, Kline has worked with the pizzeria since high school. He has seen customers like Conville grow up on Pottsville's Pizzeria.
In its 75th year, the Pottsville Pizzeria has been a staple for Pottsville native. It has even become a Friday tradition through generations of families.
"Oh, this started many, many years ago. Even before I was married we used to come here for pizza." said Robert Webber of Pottsville.
To celebrate their 75 years of cheesy goodness, the Pottsville Pizzeria is bringing back the original Pottsville Pizzeria box, a relic some would say.
"You just have so much history behind it, you know that when you look at the timeline of how it started, the family members, all the people that have worked here and you know the classic that you know the Pottsville Pizzeria box and we just had a gentlemen compare that to a Tiffany's box of Schuylkill County, you know so it's iconic." said Todd Schaffer, Business & Production Manager at Pottsville Pizzeria.
The pizzeria will be hosting its 75th anniversary party Saturday from 10am- 4pm at the location on Centre Street. Employees will be selling pizza and drinks for a $1.75 in honor of the 75th year in business.