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Sam Greco  |
Bill Greco Sr. |
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| The Thunderbird was the brainchild of Sam Greco (to the left) who named it after a motel that he saw while traveling through the state of Nevada. He bought the building from Mildred Sterner (widow to Raymond Sterner) in 1955, expanded expanded it and opened for business in the spring of 1956. His sons Bill and Charlie (to the right) also came aboard at the restaurant's inception. The basics of the current menu was established by Sam. He retired from the business in 1973. |
Sam & Charlie Greco |
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Bill Greco Sr. began the second generation of family ownership of the T-Bird in 1973. Many important store policies were instituted by Bill Sr. during his tenure: pizza became an all-day item on the menu, the delivery service was started and breakfast began being served every morning. |
Bill Greco Sr. |
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| Bill Greco Jr. (first photo) began the third generation of family ownership of the Thunderbird in 1995 when Bill Sr. passed away. Many of the daily specials, coupons and store policies now in use were not only implemented by Bill, but also by brothers Tom and Steve along with long-time employee John Spano. "Its been a real team effort!" says Bill. He began working at the T-Bird part-time after school and started full-time after graduation from high school in 1981. |
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Bill Greco |
Tom Greco |
Steve Greco |
John Spano |
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Tom Greco (second photo) began at the Thunderbird as a teenager in 1983, he picked up full-time hours after finishing high school in 1989. Tom also earned an associate degree in culinary arts from the Philadelphia Restaurant School in 1993, where he also received certification in hotel
restaurant management, business, nutrition (food sciences). In 2001 Tom created Thunderbird Catering. Click on Catering for more details!
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Steve Greco (third photo) began at the Thunderbird in 1983 as a teenager. Following a long stint as a carpet layer, he went full-time in 1994. Along the way he earned a Certificate in Law Enforcement from the Police Academy where he was on the Dean's List.
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John Spano (last photo), originally from Brooklyn, NY, is the longest tenured employee currently at the Thunderbird. He began working at the there in 1971 while attending Villanova University. Following graduation, a BA in Psychology, he taught for the Philadelphia School District where he also kept up part-time hours at the T-Bird.
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