Pete Blentson
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Pete Blentson
Subject
Blentson, Pete (1890-1956)
Description
Portrait of Pete Blentson as a young man posed in studio.
Pete was a naturalized citizen born in Greece. He was a partner in, and later co-owner of the New York Restaurant in Woodstock, Virginia, from 1922 until his death in 1956.
Pete was the son of Angelo Blentson and immigrated in 1907.
The 1930 census found him living on Main Street in Woodstock with four other Greek men who were all working as waiters in a restaurant.
Pete married Rena P. Pappas (1900-1973) in 1931, and by 1950, the census found the couple still on Main Street and raising two children, Angelo (19 years old) and Helen (18 years old).
After he died, his son, Angelo, opened the Blue Star Diner on the southern end of town. That establishment was later moved to Newport News by the family where it continued to exist for many additional years.
The building that housed the New York Restaurant was eventually torn down to make room for the current Circuit Court building in Woodstock.
Pete was a naturalized citizen born in Greece. He was a partner in, and later co-owner of the New York Restaurant in Woodstock, Virginia, from 1922 until his death in 1956.
Pete was the son of Angelo Blentson and immigrated in 1907.
The 1930 census found him living on Main Street in Woodstock with four other Greek men who were all working as waiters in a restaurant.
Pete married Rena P. Pappas (1900-1973) in 1931, and by 1950, the census found the couple still on Main Street and raising two children, Angelo (19 years old) and Helen (18 years old).
After he died, his son, Angelo, opened the Blue Star Diner on the southern end of town. That establishment was later moved to Newport News by the family where it continued to exist for many additional years.
The building that housed the New York Restaurant was eventually torn down to make room for the current Circuit Court building in Woodstock.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labeled "Jan 1930" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified on paper copy.
Biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Pete Blentson appears in Morrison Studio images 006385, 006430, 008527, 008528, 024872, 024972, 024976, and 022186.
Identifier
006385
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Pete Blentson,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 27, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/39407.
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