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The Midwest Makes Pizza Its Own

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Ken Dowell

Chicago, Detroit and St. Louis style pizza Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Buddy's Rendevous, Chicago, Detroit, history, Melrose Cafe, pizza, Pizzeria Uno, St. Louis | 12 Comments

America’s Pizza Innovators

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Ken Dowell

How Americans changed the way pizza is make, packaged and sold. Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Baker's Pride, Blodgett, Celantano, food, frozen pizza, history, pizza, pizza chains, pizza ovens, Shakey's, totino's | 4 Comments

Pizza the Way It Used to Be

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Ken Dowell

Some iconic America pizzerias. Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged DeLorenzo's, food, history, Papa's, Patsy's, pizza, pizzerias, tomato pies, Trenton | 10 Comments

Who is the Godfather of Pizza in America?

Posted on September 25, 2022 by Ken Dowell

Gennaro Lombardo? Anthony Totonno Pero? Filippo Milano? Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Anthony Totonno Pero, Filippo Milone, food, Gennaro Lombardi, history, Italian immigrants, John Sasso, John's of Bleecker Stsreet, Lombardi's, New York city, pizza, Totonno's | 5 Comments

Pizza Comes to America

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Ken Dowell

Once an Italian “peasant food,” now served in 75,000 U.S. shops. Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged food, history, immigrants, Italian-Americans, pizza, pizzerias | 12 Comments

The Darkness and Light of Ellis Island

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Ken Dowell

Ellis Island: A People’s History and The Next Ship Home Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews, History | Tagged books, Ellis Island, Ellis Island: A People's History, history, immigration, The Next Ship Home | 4 Comments

From Slavery to Capitol Hill: Josiah Thomas Walls

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Ken Dowell

America’s first Black congressmen Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Black congressmen, Black History Month, Florida, history, Josiah Thomas Walls, Reconstruction | 12 Comments

From Slavery to Capitol Hill: Benjamin Sterling Turner

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Ken Dowell

America’s first Black congressmen Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Alabama, Benjamin Sterling Turner, Black congressmen, Black History Month, history, Selma | 11 Comments

From Slavery to Capitol Hill: Robert Smalls

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Ken Dowell

America’s first Black congressmen Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Beaufort, Black congressmen, Black History Month, Civil War, history, Robert Smalls, slavery, South Carolina | 7 Comments

From Slavery to Capitol Hill: George Washington Murray

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Ken Dowell

America’s first Black congressmen Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Black congressmen, Black History Month, George Washington Murray, history, Reconstruction, South Carolina, voter suppression | 7 Comments

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