New Restaurant and Banquet Facility
What is known as today's Penna's opens in Sterling Heights, replacing the 1974 Warren Facility. To this day, present time, the tradition still carries on!
Penna's of Sterling Opens
Penna's of Sterling would consist of an even larger Banquet facility in Sterling Heights with a whopping 1,100 person capacity.
Penna Family Opens a Large Restaurant
The next Penna's restaurant would be much larger, and was located in Warren Michigan. The facilities would double as a spacious 250 person capacity Banquet facility.
First Restaurant Opens
The first Penna's is opened with Angelina's century old Italian recipes. The first Penna's had a 75 person capacity. Angelina's nephew Sandy Polidori would arrive in America around this time.
Marylou Penna is Born
Daughter of Angelina and Frank Penna, with brothers Tony and George.
Frank Penna Brings His Family To America
Frank Penna saved up his hard earned money to bring his family to America. This included his Wife, Angelina Penna, and his 2 sons Tony and George Penna. Shortly thereafter and for the remainder of the decade Frank Penna worked in construction, while Angelina worked in a factory, to support their family.
Frank Penna Moves to Detroit
Frank Penna Arrives in New York from Italy