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Anthony Athanas (July 28, 1911 – May 20, 2005) was a multi-millionaire Albanian American restaurateur and philanthropist. His restaurants included Anthony's Pier 4, known throughout United States. [1] In 1976 the National Restaurant Association named him Restaurateur of the Year.
Anthony Athanas (1911-2005), founder and president of the Anthony’s fine family of restaurants, was one of the most illustrious business personalities in Boston.
1978 Horatio Alger Award Recipient Anthony Athanas began working in restaurants at age 14, and learned all aspects of the business rising from a fire lighter for the chefs to cook himself, which...
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Anthony Athanas was born in 1911 in Albania, where his father was a building mason, and the family lived in poverty. When Athanas was very young, his family immigrated to the United States, settling in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
6 days ago · Anthony Athanas, an Albanian immigrant who turned a stretch of abandoned landfill on Boston's waterfront into one of the most successful restaurants in the country, died...
May 22, 2005 · Anthony Athanas Obituary. Of Swampscott, May 20th, in his 94th year, at his residence. Beloved husband of the late Esther (Mitchell) for over 64 years. Devoted father of Anthony Athanas, Jr....
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Anthony Athanas was a multi-millionaire Albanian-American restaurateur and philanthropist. Background Born in Korçë, southern Albania, then part of the Manastir Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire, on July 28, 1911, he and his mother Evangeline traveled on a donkey to a port and emigrated to Bedford, New York in 1915-1916, where his father, who was ...
