[Vision2020] Vision2020 : Gambinos

Wed Mar 14 09:46:39 PDT 2007

Both my children worked at Gambino's during their high school years, and 
my daughter also worked there as a U of I student. Both have fond 
memories of Gambino's, but more importantly of Pops and Ellen. It truly 
was a local landmark, and will be missed....
Debi R-S

Thanks, Saundra, for digging up the "Biz Bits" regarding Gams.  I missed
that article last year. . . . must have been gallivanting about when it 
was
published.  Nice to be able to do that now.  : )</STRONG></P>
> <P><STRONG>After 27 years it was time to hang up my apron, put down the 
spatula and walk
out the door.  I think 27 years in business is a pretty good track 
record. . .
especially for a "mom and pop" restaurant in this day and 
age.</STRONG></P>
> <P><STRONG>It was fun.  And there's good memories.  Even though Pops was
diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in early 1996, we hung in there and 
the doors opened
every day. It was a good run.</STRONG></P>
> <P><STRONG>Ellen A. Roskovich</STRONG><BR><BR></P></DIV>
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> <DIV></DIV>From:  <I>"Saundra Lund"
<sslund at roadrunner.com></I><BR>To:  <I>"'JeanC'"
<jeanc38 at gmail.com>, "'2020 Vision'"
<vision2020 at moscow.com></I><BR>Subject:  <I>Re: [Vision2020] Vision2020 :
Gambinos</I><BR>Date:  <I>Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:11:57 -0700</I><BR>> >From
the Moscow-Pullman Daily News:<BR>><BR>>"Biz Bits: Venerable Sixth Street 
eatery
slated for demolition<BR>>By Murf Raquet<BR>>Friday, September 15, 2006 - 
Page
Updated at 12:00:00 AM<BR>><BR>>Gambino's had been a student and family 
hangout for
decades.<BR>><BR>>The restaurant hovered on West Sixth Street in the town-
gown DMZ
between the<BR>>University of Idaho and downtown Moscow. It's a great 
location, well
within<BR>>walking distance for most customers.<BR>><BR>>Ellen 
Roskevitch, who
owned the business for years with her 
> late husband,<BR>>Don, closed the business after she accepted an offer 
from Larry
Swanger to<BR>>buy it.<BR>><BR>>Swanger, owner of the Subway franchises in
Moscow, Pullman and Colfax, saw<BR>>potential in the
building.<BR>><BR>>Unfortunately, that's not how it worked out. The 
building is
coming down.<BR>><BR>>Under city guidelines, the remodeled building would 
have to be
raised<BR>>because it is in a flood zone, Swanger said.<BR>><BR>>For 
Swanger,
starting from scratch was the best option.<BR>><BR>>The roof leaked and 
the building
would require a huge cleaning effort.<BR>><BR>>"I have no patience to 
worry about
drips," he said. "And I don't want bugs<BR>>or 
rodents."<BR>><BR>>Demolition will
be in a few weeks after the regulatory hurdles are overcome.<BR>><BR>>The 
new brick
building will be 4,400 square feet, about twice the 
> size of<BR>>the old one.<BR>><BR>>It will seat 160-180 in the dining 
area. The
bar area will have additional<BR>>seating for 30.<BR>><BR>>Swanger will 
stay with
Italian-style food - he's keeping some of the<BR>>Gambino's favorites - 
with an
emphasis on pizza and the addition of a salad<BR>>bar.<BR>><BR>>"Moscow 
just has
industrial pizza places. I can say it because I'm an<BR>>industrial 
sandwich maker," he
said. "I want to bring back college 
pizza<BR>>atmosphere."<BR>><BR>>Everything in
the building will be new with the exception of a 60-quart<BR>>Hobart 
mixer, which is
being refurbished in Spokane. All the old equipment<BR>>and appointments, 
including the
tile from the roof, was sold at auction.<BR>><BR>>The new building won't 
have an
open patio.<BR>><BR>>"I want to be able to control the temperature and I 
don't want
to deal 
> with<BR>>the fly problem," he said<BR>><BR>>Swanger, a former business 
teacher,
is acting as the general contractor on<BR>>the job and will do the finish 
work himself
as he does at the Subway stores.<BR>><BR>>That explains why the new 
Subway on the
Troy Highway is a little late in<BR>>opening.<BR>><BR>>Instead of 
finishing the
work, he has been spending some of his off time<BR>>coaching football in
Troy.<BR>><BR>>The new business hasn't been officially named yet, but 
it's getting
close.<BR>><BR>>Even though the old Gambino's name won't hang outside, 
Swanger hopes
to<BR>>include some of the old restaurant's memorabilia in the new
place.<BR>><BR>>Swanger also owns the old Chevron building on the corner 
of Third
and Main<BR>>streets. It's been a guessing game of sorts as to what he'll 
do with
it.<BR>><BR>>After the new Subway and 
> the un-named Sixth Street restaurant are up and<BR>>running, Swanger 
promises to begin
work on the former gas station.<BR>><BR>>"It will be a food place," he 
said. "Unless
someone offers me a ridiculous<BR>>amount of
money."<BR>><BR>><BR>>-----Original Message-----<BR>>From:
vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
<BR>>On Behalf Of
JeanC<BR>>Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 2:04 PM<BR>>To: 2020 
Vision<BR>>Subject:
Re: [Vision2020] Vision2020 : Gambinos<BR>><BR>>On 3/13/07, Megan 
Prusynski
<megan at meganpru.com> wrote:<BR>> > Last I heard, they laid off all the
employees (a couple of my friends<BR>>worked<BR>> > there, they weren't 
too happy
needless to say) because it was bought by a<BR>> > new owner. The new 
owner was
supposedly going to fix it up and re-open.<BR>> > Guess that hasn't 
> happened yet. Hmm... maybe I should buy the building and<BR>> > open an 
organic
vegetarian brick-oven pizza joint instead. :) Mmm...<BR>> > pizza... 
something we
are seriously lacking in Moscow. :)<BR>> ><BR>> > I'd like to see it 
fixed up,
it looks like crap right now.<BR>> ><BR>> > peace!<BR>> >
~megan<BR>><BR>>A little late to buy the building, aparently it is being 
torn
down.<BR>>Hubby had driven by this morning and saw it was half demolished
and<BR>>called me to see if I could find anything out.<BR>><BR>>The 
article
posted somethign about remodeling, I guess it was easier<BR>>to tear it 
down. Bummer, I
have fond memories of many a pizza there in<BR>>college.<BR>><BR>>Jean
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