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The Park Lane's Peter Gust Economou. Peter Economou was born in Salonika, Greece, in 1895. He was the third son of what would be twelve children. Because raising money for dowries for daughters was a family concern, Peter's two older brothers (Xenophon and Constantine) went to America where opportunities to make money abounded.
Peter Gust Economou, 98, Buffalo's best-known restaurateur and host, died today (Aug. 10, 1993). His nearly 80-year restaurant and food service career won him an array of local, national and...
Aug 10, 1993 · Peter Gust Economou. Birth. 19 Oct 1895. Death. 10 Aug 1993 (aged 97) Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA. Burial. Forest Lawn. Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA Add to Map.
Feb 15, 2013 · Peter Gust Economou, the “czar of the dining service, the host of hosts, responsible for the service of food and beverages and the maintenance of the dining room,” agreed to operate the new Park Lane restaurant at Gates Circle when it opened in 1925. Join us in our historic chapel as Marla Bujnicki...
· August 10, 2018 · ·. Peter Gust Economou, an internationally known restaurateur and owner of the legendary Park Lane restaurant died on this date in 1993. Born in Greece, in 1895, Peter was the third of what would be 12 children. He emigrated to the U.S. at the age of 14.
In the fall of 1925, Denial Carriagher, a well-known Buffalo hotel "troubleshooter", now the general manager of the Parke Lane Apartments, approached Peter Gust Economou, maitre d'hotel of the Hotel Buffalo (formerly the first Statler).
The Park Lane has been among Buffalo’s most famous restaurants for the past 75 years. Its longtime maitre d’, the late Peter Gust Economou, was revered. Its clientele has been
