Bob's Spa
Bob's Spa, was a small, family-owned store in the Boston area neighborhood Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.
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| Location | Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA |
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| Address | 128 South Street |
| Opening date | 1912 |
| Closing date | 2001 |
| Owner | Bartholomew Robert "Bob" Ristuccia |
The store was a longstanding establishment that stood for 90 years, serving generations.
History
In 1912, twenty-one-year-old Sicilian immigrant Bartholomew "Bob" Ristuccia joined his cousins Joseph Favaloro and Giuseppe Saltamacchia in the opening of a new fruit store. Ristuccia had moved to the U.S. in 1910 with only a fourth-grade education. After finding success, he bought out his cousins and renamed the store, "Bob's Spa."
Despite the many struggles that followed, including The Great Depression, the store stayed in business. Ristuccia was almost completely wiped out by a devastating fire that occurred on December 24, 1927. As the family and community worked to repair the damage, the store stayed open, utilizing the vacant business next door.
After World War II, the store expanded, bringing in a new owner, Mike Caliri. Caliri was Ristuccia's son-in-law. By 1950, Ristuccia had turned his ownership over to his son John.
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