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Photogragh
circa 1960s: Nate Coggeshall-Beyea |
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North
Oxford, Mass. -- 206 Southbridge
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Sited
at the boundry of Auburn and Oxford at
the junction of Routes 12 and 20,
the circa 1930s Restaurant called attention to itself with an
oversized cupola! The giant "entry-cupola" was likely
inspired by Dutchland
Farms architecture--an early chain which was acquired by Howard
Johnson's.
Similarly
designed Howard Johnson's operated in Milford
and Medford,
and a few other locations.
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Photograph
September 1988: Larry Cultera |
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Long
after its Orange Roofed days the Restaurant operated as Periwinkles
Bar & Grille and Giorgio’s for more than 34 years under
the proprietorship of Arnold Anthony Villatico Jr. and has wife
Gina L. Villatico. |
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Photographs
August 2002: Kevin Carroll |
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Photograph circa
2000s: Phil Edwards |
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Photograph
November 2015: Nate Coggeshall-Beyea |
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Under
the same ownership as Periwinkles, the Restaraunt was renamed J.
Anthony’s Italian Grill
at about the end of 2012. The remodeled site featured three function
rooms for private parties, meetings and weddings and was named after
Jason Anthony Villatico and his grandfather, the late Arnold Anthony
Villatico Sr. |
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Photograph August
2002: Kevin Caroll |
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Photograph circa
2000s: Phil Edwards |
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Photograph November
2015: Nate Coggeshall-Beyea |
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Photos
8/2002: Kevin Carroll |
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Photo
ca. 2000s: Phil Edwards |
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Photo
11/2015: Nate Coggeshall-Beyea |
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Photographs circa
2000s: Phil Edwards |
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Photographs November
2015: Nate Coggeshall-Beyea |
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Photograph
circa 2000s: Phil Edwards |
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Below:
Having ceased operations under The Orange Roof in the middle 1960s,
the North Oxford Restaurant was reportedly slated for demolition but
lived on in other guises well into the 21st century! |
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Newspaper
clipping ca. 1966: Nate Coggeshall-Beyea |
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